Tonality
What is the most common tonality for a happy piece of music?
Major
Is the time signature 3/4 or 4/4/?
3/4!
What is this clip an example of?
Mickey mousing
Which genre of film music is this? How do you know?
Horror film music
Extremes in pitch and dynamics
Which family of instruments are playing this clip - can you name all the instruments you see?
String family - two violins, a viola and a cello.
What is the dynamic at the start of this piece of music?
Piano (quiet)
What is the most common tonality for a sad piece of music?
Minor
Is this piece 3/4 or 4/4?
4/4
Is this an underscore or a soundtrack?
Underscore - the music has been written specifically for the action that is happening on screen.
Which genre of film music is this? How do you know?
Romance
Soaring melodies, soft dynamics
Which instrumental family is playing this music?
For an extra point can you name the composer?
Brass family
Hans Zimmer
What is the dynamic at the start of this clip?
Forte (loud)
What tonality is this piece of music?
Major
Is this piece 3/4 or 4/4?
3/4
Is this clip an example of an underscore or a soundtrack?
Soundtrack
What mood does this music evoke? How can you tell?
Action - heroic themes
The brass sounds heroic and the fast tempo shows the excitement that is building.
Can you name the instrumental family playing this clip?
Which instruments can you hear?
Woodwind
Bassoon, piccolo, clarinet, flute
Describe how the dynamics progress in the first minute of this piece.
The dynamics begin piano and then start to crescendo as the strings enter. When the brass enters the dynamics are forte.
What is the tonality of this piece of music?
Minor
Is this piece 3/4 or 4/4?
4/4
Is this an example of diegetic or non diegetic music?
Which mood does this piece of film music evoke? How can you tell?
Sad
Swelling string melody, minor tonality
Which family of instruments is playing this piece of music?
Can you name any of the instruments you can see/ hear?
Percussion
Drum kit, cow bell, cymbal, xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel
Describe the dynamics in the first minute of this clip.
The dynamics begin forte, when the strings take the melody the dynamics become mezzo forte. The dynamics then crescendo back to forte when the percussion enters.
What is the tonality of this clip?
Atonal - horror films often have no sense of key - this makes them sound more scary.
Is this clip 3/4 or 4/4?
3/4
Is this an example of diegetic or non-diegetic music?
Non diegetic
What is the mood of this film music?
How can you tell?
For an extra point, how do the instruments tell us that the scene is set in Scotland?
The mood changes - to start with it is triumphant as they are flying. However, when Hiccup falls the mood changes to fearful.
This is clear from the change in tonality from major to minor.
The use of bagpipes in the score!
Watch and listen to the clip - in your groups name as many instruments as you can see/ hear - the group with the highest number of instruments will win the points!
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, Electric guitar
Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
French horn, flute, clarinet,
Timpani, tabla, drum kit
Describe the dynamics of the first minute of this clip.
The dynamics begin piano (quiet). As the brass enters with the main melody they become forte. They then crescendo to fortissimo with each cymbal roll. The dynamics then diminuendo to mezzo forte when the percussion stops playing. When the brass takes up the melody they then go back to forte.