A devise to build tension by music rising in step

What is non Diegetic music

Music to accompany on screen events but not part of action

What is Diegetic Music

Music that appears to originate from something on screen

Detailed listing of musical cues matching visual action

Melodic idea associated with a character

Lots of different tunes playing at the same time

The process of marrying film and music

Music that is timed to fit a bit of film

All instruments playing the same rhythm

A short thematic strand of a few notes

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Film Music Key words

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A quiz about the key words used in Film Music GCSE Music OCR.

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what is dissonance
Nice that sound nice
notes that get louder
Notes that clash
One long continuous sound
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What is monophonic?
One sound
A repeating melody
All sounds moving at the same time
Lots of tunes playing at the same time
3
Sequencing
A short thematic strand
The music and sound recorded on a motion picture
A devise to build tension by music rising in step
A repeating tune
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What is non Diegetic music
Music to accompany on screen events but not part of action
Music that appears to accompany on screen events
An exact point in the cue
A repeating tune
5
What is Diegetic Music
Music that represents a character
A repeating tune
Music composed to accompany events on screen
Music that appears to originate from something on screen
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Cue sheet
Detailed listing of musical cues matching visual action
Short sharp notes
A repeating tune
process of describing a story using visual images
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What does legato mean?
Notes played smoothly
A repeating tune
Short sharp notes
Getting louder
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What is a Leitmotif?
Technique used in film to show action
Melodic idea associated with a character
A planning tool
detailed listing of musical cues
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What is polyphonic?
Lots of different tunes playing at the same time
A large orchestra
Clashing notes
All tunes playing the same rhythm
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Syncronisation
The music get louder
A short repeating tune
The process of marrying film and music
Where music goers up in pitch
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What is a cue?
A short thematic strand of only a few notes
A melody associated with a character
A main tune
Music that is timed to fit a bit of film
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What is a pedal note
A tune associated with a character
notes that clash
A repeating tune
One long continuous sound
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what is homophonic?
All instruments playing the same rhythm
A continuous sound
A repeating tune
Different tunes playing at the same time
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What is meant by ostinato?
Technique used in cartoons
A listing of musical cues
A repeating pattern
An accented note
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What is a motif?
A repeating tune
Process of marrying music and film
A detailed listing of musical cues
A short thematic strand of a few notes

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