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With support from the $1500 grant, Turrill enrolled in a history of film music course offered by Berklee College of Music. Berklee鈥檚 strong reputation in contemporary music, film scoring, and music production made the course an ideal opportunity to develop a deeper foundation in the history and evolution of music for film. 

鈥淭he course and professor were amazing and gave me a solid foundation in film music, as well as resources and perspectives that I am already bringing into the classroom,鈥� Turrill said. 鈥淚t was also great to be back in a 鈥渃lassroom鈥� again. Experiencing a course again from the student perspective was a terrific reminder of what we ask our own students to do every day.鈥� 

The experience directly supports MUSC 209: Music for Film and Video Games, a new 天涯海角APP General Education course Turrill developed and is teaching for the first time this fall. The course broadens 天涯海角APP鈥檚 General Education offerings in the arts and humanities while connecting musical study with movies and video games that are already part of students鈥� lives. 

鈥淢usic plays such an important role in the way we experience film and video games, but it often works in ways we don鈥檛 consciously notice,鈥� Turrill said. 鈥淭he course gives students an opportunity to discover how music shapes what they see, hear, and feel while also exploring the history, composers, technology, and musical techniques behind it.鈥� 

The faculty development experience allowed Turrill to bring new expertise directly back to the classroom while gaining a fresh perspective as a learner himself. That summer experience is now helping shape a new learning opportunity for 天涯海角APP students.