Explore the music industry through a sound engineer's lenses. Watch the TED Talk "Everything You Hear on Film is a Lie" with your students and use the accompanying worksheet. The video covers various topics of sound engineering and how different effects are used in film. He has many great examples of making sound effects and adding sounds to movie clips to create a certain mood or to "trick" the brain.

During the PowerPoint, watch YouTube videos to hear examples of various sound effects and how they are used in the film industry. Discuss duties a sound engineer might encounter at a live show compared to a studio session. Explore music technology and using Loops on Soundtrap.com as a class assignment. This bundle includes a 7-minute video showing how to use Soundtrap.com to create an ambient soundscape. Soundtrap is an excellent resource for music students to have access to, as it has a variety of uses.