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Music in Film - Composition, colour & types of music

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mood has the composer created in the first Frozen trailer example? What did you feel whilst watching the trailer? How did the composer use musical concepts to create this mood?

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2.

What mood has the composer created in the second Frozen trailer example? What did you feel whilst watching the trailer? How did the composer use musical concepts to create this mood?

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3.

Listen to the first music excerpt in the lesson and list two adjectives to describe the sound of the music.

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4.

Listen to the second music excerpt in the lesson and list two adjectives to describe the sound of the music.

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5.

Listen to the third music excerpt in the lesson and list two adjectives to describe the sound of the music.

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6.

Listen to the forth music excerpt in the lesson and list two adjectives to describe the sound of the music.

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7.

What do you think the term, "Titles Music" means in film?

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8.

What do you think the term, "Mood Underscore" means in film?

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9.

What do you think the term, "Character Theme" means in film?

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10.

What do you think the term, "Source Music" means in film?

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11.

The general pitch of the titles music of Spiderman 2 is:

a)

Low

b)

Medium

c)

Medium High

d)

High

12.

At the beginning of the piece, the main instruments that are playing are:

a)

Recorders

b)

Didgeridoos

c)

Violins

d)

Saxophones

13.

A good word to describe the tone colour at the start of this piece is:

a)

Mysterious

b)

Hollow

c)

Bright

d)

Happy

14.

What is the tempo of the music?

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Slow

d)

Fast

15.

Head back to the lesson and listen to the first minute of the song. Choose the correct description for the change in the music:

a)

The music becomes thicker in texture and louder in volume

b)

The music becomes thinner in texture and softer in volume

c)

The texture and volume doesn't change

d)

The texture gets thicker but the volume doesn't change

16.

Head back to your lesson and read the information on Mood Underscore. Then complete the following questions: The strings during the opening of Coronation Day are:

a)

Staccato (short, detached and precise).

b)

Legato (smooth and flowing)

c)

Slurred (notes played without separation)

d)

Largo (Slow Tempo)

17.

The string instruments provide the:

a)

Accompaniment

b)

Melody

18.

A good word to describe the tone colour of the start of this piece is:

a)

Eerie

b)

Mysterious

c)

Sad

d)

Happy

19.

Return to the lesson and read the slides on"Character Theme" and "Source Music". From the "Source Music" excerpts, is the first excerpt. "Twist & Shout" an example of source music?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Is the second excerpt. "The Nicest Kids in Town" an example of source music?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

Is the third excerpt. "Disgust and Anger" an example of source music?

a)

Yes

b)

No