Music & Mood
This type of music is usually upbeat and makes you want to smile or dance?
Happy and uplifting music
This musical term describes a clash or tension between two notes?
Dissonance
What does the musical dynamic marking piano mean?
Soft
What type of chord is often associated with sadness or spookiness?
Minor chord
What instrument uses electronics to produce eerie, wavering sounds without the performer touching it?
Theremin
This type of key is usually associated with sad and reflective music?
Minor
What can an abrupt silence in music create for the listener?
Tension
What does the musical dynamic marking forte mean?
Loud
What type of chord can sound dark, tense, and unstable even without musical context?
Diminished chord
What instrument, often associated with churches, is commonly used to create spooky music?
Pipe organ
This type of music is usually slow, soft, mellow, and relaxing?
Calm and peaceful music
What is the name for a sudden silence in music that creates suspense?
A suspenseful break (caesura)
What is it called when music suddenly changes from loud to soft or soft to loud without warning?
Surprise dynamics (subito)
What interval is at the bottom of a diminished chord, according to the presentation?
Minor third
What instrument is specifically mentioned in the presentation as a common choice for horror-film music alongside the theremin and pipe organ?
Waterphone
This type of key is usually associated with happy and uplifting music?
Major
What musical effect occurs when two neighboring piano notes are played at the exact same time?
Dissonance
What musical technique occurs when an instrument slightly changes the sound or pitch of a note to create a new sound?
Pitch bend
What interval is at the top of a diminished chord, according to the presentation?
Diminished fifth
What are artificially created sounds added to a song or film to enhance its atmosphere called?
Sound effects
These two types of harmony are commonly used to make music sound scary or spooky?
Minor and diminished
Why can an unexpected silence make a piece of music sound creepy?
It creates tension and suspense
What two musical elements can change suddenly to make a piece sound scary, according to the presentation?
Dynamics and pitch
What is the musical term for a chord that continues to hold tension instead of reaching a satisfying conclusion?
Unresolved chord
What specific sound effect could a composer add to a film to make a scene feel creepy, according to the presentation?
Crunching leaves / heavy breathing / laughing / doors slamming / screaming sounds