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Yr 8 Film Music Keywords

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words means one or two notes sustained through the music?

a)

Sonority

b)

Mickey-mousing

c)

Drone

d)

Underscore

e)

Ostinato

2.

Which of these words means a short musical idea that repeats through the music?

a)

Chromatic

b)

Mickey-mousing

c)

Minor

d)

Underscore

e)

Ostinato

3.

Which of these words means a music that closely follows the action on screen?

a)

Minor

b)

Mickey-mousing

c)

Drone

d)

Underscore

e)

Sonority

4.

Which of these words means a musical motif (idea) that represents a character, place or theme in the film.

a)

Leitmotif

b)

Mickey-mousing

c)

Drone

d)

Underscore

e)

Ostinato

5.

Which of these words means atmosphere music that happens underneath/in the background of the action and dialogue of the film?

a)

Sonority

b)

Minor

c)

Drone

d)

Underscore

e)

Ostinato

6.

The instruments and how they are played...

a)

Sonority

b)

Minor

c)

Drone

d)

Leitmotif

e)

Ostinato

7.

Using the black and white notes right next to each other to make a creepier sound

a)

Sonority

b)

Mickey-mousing

c)

Drone

d)

Leitmotif

e)

Chromatic

8.

Listen to the music the teacher is playing. Is the melody moving mostly in steps (conjunct) or leaps (disjunct)?

a)

Steps (conjunct)

b)

Leaps (disjunct)

9.

Listen to the music the teacher is playing. Is the melody moving mostly in steps (conjunct) or leaps (disjunct)?

a)

Steps (conjunct)

b)

Leaps (disjunct)

10.

Finally, listen to the music the teacher is playing. It is a leitmotif. Is it a leitmotif for a hero or a villain?

a)

Hero

b)

Villain