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Y9 Film Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three categories of music composed for films are:

a)

Diegetic Music

b)

Background Music

c)

Foreground Music

d)

Theme and Title Music

2.

What is diegetic music?

a)

Music that sets the mood for a scene.

b)

Music that is linked to a character, place or object.

c)

Music that is played during the opening titles.

d)

Music that the characters in the film are listening to.

3.
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation. Sort of like a “theme song” for a person, place, thing, or idea.
a)
Leitmotif
b)
Film Score
c)
Motive 
d)
Melody
4.

Which 2 descriptions of tonality below are correct?

a)

Major = happy

b)

Major = sad

c)

minor = happy

d)

minor = sad

5.

Would the character of Woody have a MAJOR or MINOR leitmotif?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

6.

Would the character of Maleficent have a MAJOR or MINOR leitmotif?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

7.

Choose 3 important careers in Film Soundtracks.

a)

Composer

b)

Actor

c)

Director

d)

Foley Artist

e)

Orchestrator

8.

What is the name of this key?

a)

G Major

b)

F Major

c)

E Major

d)

C Minor

9.

What is the name of this key?

a)

Ab Minor

b)

A Major

c)

C Major

d)

C# Major

10.

Which notes of the major scale do we change to make a minor scale?

a)

3 & 6

b)

3, 6, & 7

c)

3 & 5

d)

2 & 6

11.

What's the pattern of tones and semitones in a Major scale

a)

Tone, Tone, Semitone, Tone, Tone, Tone, Semitone

b)

Tone, Semitone, Tone, Semitone, Tone, Tone, Semitone

c)

Tone, Tone, Tone, Semitone, Tone, Tone Semitone

d)

Semitone, Tone, Tone Semitone, Tone, Tone, Tone,

12.

What is the retrograde of a melody?

a)

When the melody is flipped upside down.

b)

The melodic phrase has the notes lengthened.

c)

A melody is repeated at different pitches.

d)

The melodic phrase is played backwards.

13.

What melodic device is used here?

a)

Inversion

b)

Imitation

c)

Retrograde

d)

Diminution

14.

What is the correct musical term for music getting gradually louder?

a)

Diminuendo

b)

Crescendo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

15.

What does this image represent?

a)

Tonality

b)

Pitch

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

16.

How have I transformed this melody?

a)

Inversion

b)

Retrograde

c)

Diminution

d)

Augmentation

17.

Who does this leitmotif belong to?

a)

Luke Skywalker

b)

Indiana Jones

c)

James Bond

d)

Darth Vader

18.

Who does this leitmotif belong to?

a)

James Bond

b)

Jaws

c)

Harry Potter

d)

Darth Vader

19.

Who does this leitmotif belong to?

a)

Luke Skywalker

b)

Indiana Jones

c)

Darth Vader

d)

Harry Potter

20.
Composer of Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Schindler's List.
a)
James Horner
b)
Danny Elfman
c)
John Williams
d)
Hans Zimmer