Year 8 - Film Music - Homework 1

What is a major scale?

• A way of organising notes that sounds negative.

• A way of organising notes that sounds positive.

• A short repeated pattern.

• The musical word for speed.

What is a minor scale?

• A way of organising notes that sounds positive.

• A way of organising notes that sounds negative.

• Describes the length of a note.

• A short phrase linked to a character, place or idea.

What is an ostinato?

• A short repeated pattern.

• The most obvious and important layer in music.

• Describes the overall pattern of notes used in a piece.

• The musical word for speed.

What is a melody?

• A short repeated pattern.

• The most obvious and important layer in music.

• Describes the length of a note.

• A short phrase linked to a character, place or idea.

What does tonality describe?

• The musical word for speed.

• Describes the length of a note.

• The overall pattern of notes used in a piece.

• A short repeated pattern.

What is tempo in music?

• The musical word for speed.

• Describes the length of a note.

• A short repeated pattern.

• A short phrase linked to a character, place or idea.

What does duration describe in music?

• The musical word for speed.

• Describes the length of a note.

• A short repeated pattern.

• The most obvious and important layer in music.

What is a homophonic or chordal texture?

• A short repeated pattern.

• Chords and one main melody. Sometimes has a bassline too.

• The musical word for speed.

• A short phrase linked to a character, place or idea.

What is a leitmotif?

• A short repeated pattern.

• The most obvious and important layer in music.

• A short phrase linked to a character, place or idea.

• Describes the length of a note.

Which of the following describes a major tonality?

• A way of organising notes that sounds negative.

• A way of organising notes that sounds positive.

• Describes the length of a note.

• A short repeated pattern.