What Makes Music Scary?

Loud sounds can be intense and frightening, perhaps raising the heart rate. Softer sounds can be relaxing, but can also build suspense.

• Volume

• Pitch

• Tonality

• Tempo

• Timbre

What word describes musical themes that are sounded over and over again?

• Tempo

• Pitch

• Tonality

• Repetition

• Timbre

Your heartbeat will be relaxed when ________ is steady. But if _________ speeds up, then the heartbeat speeds up, too, and can be scary.

• Tempo

• Dissonance

• Tonality

• Repetition

• Volume

While major keys sound "happy", minor keys can sound dark and scary. What word describes this?

• Tempo

• Dissonance

• Tonality

• Repetition

• Pitch

What word describes this....Some notes played together can create musical tension that can also make the listener tense.

• Tempo

• Dissonance

• Tonality

• Repetition

• Pitch

Different types of sounds have different emotional appeals. While some sounds have qualities that can make them scary, others are just not characteristically frightening. What word describes this?

• Timbre

• Dissonance

• Tonality

• Repetition

• Pitch

High sounds can raise the heart rate and surprise you. Low sounds can be soothing, yet can also create suspense, or a sense of mystery. Whic words describes how high or low the sounds are?

• Volume

• Pitch

• Tonality

• Dissonance

• Timbre