Music Elements
What are "Dynamics?"
The loudness and softness of the music
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What is a "Genre"?
A category of music defined by similar characteristics, instruments and themes.
What is the purpose of music in film?
To tell the view how the characters feel, how we should feel, to help tell the story, to develop characters, make the movie more interesting and impactful.
What is Timbre?
The sound quality of an instrument
What is "Tempo"?
The speed of the music
How many beats are FOUR sixteenth notes (tika tika)?
One beat
What is a "Subgenre"?
A variation of a genre or a genre within a genre.
Genre is the umbrella and a subgenre is everything that goes under it.
Name two of the film composers we learned about from our break out reading groups.
Mrs. Willman will tell you if you are correct.
How would you describe the timber of a synthesizer?
Electronic
What is "Form"?
How the music is structured or set up
What is a time signature?
The music symbol that tells us how many beats are in a measure of music.
Give an example of a subgenre of Rock music
Punk rock
Alt rock
Hard Rock
Soft Rock
Jaws
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Indiana Jones
Why should we avoid using words like high, low, loud or soft when describing timbre?
Those words describe other music elements, not timbre.
What is a "Melody"?
The recognizable tune of a song
What is a "Measure"?
The box or "container" in our music that holds the beats. Separated by bar lines.
What characteristics define a genre?
Lyrics
Instruments
Vocal Style
Tempo/rhythm
Historical Background and context
What is a Film Score?
All of the written music for a movie.
Name Four instruments in the woodwind family
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Oboe
Bassoon
Piccolo
What is "Harmony"?
Explain what the top and bottom numbers of a time signature tell the musician.
Top number- How many beats in a measure
Bottom number- What type of note we are counting
What genre of music is the band "Queen"?
Rock
What is a Leitmotif? Give an example of one.
A repeating melody that represents a character, person or idea.
Darth Vader
This instrument is played with keys that you press and sends the sound out through tall metal pipes.
Pipe organ