Music 103 Week two Flashcards
List 6 things to consider when describing a films soundtrack quality or “Musicality”
- Melody
- Tempo
- Rhythm and Meter
- Volume /Dynamics
- Timbre, pitch and instrumentation
- Texture
What is a melody?
A tune supported by its accompaniment see pag 528 text… Melody is the most common “texture” in music
What is tempo?
Tempo is often referred to as “pace” it can be used in the forground or the background. If its in the forground it determined the overall tempo of the sound track…. usually faster. If its in the background it helps set up the atmosphere… usually slower
Can you have tempo in dialogue?
Yes! It can help define a character, clarify a scene
What is rhythm and meter?
Meter is regular recurring unit of time with groups of beats.
Rhythm is “distinct GROUPS” of notes
What might you consider when choosing where to place a sound effect
Rhythm and the need for synchronization…see page 38
Volumes in film are typically referred to as…
Normal
Loud
Soft
…..and occassionally very loud or very soft
Standard mixing range is typically 0-105 decibels or db. Normal conversation is usually around 65 db.
what are films set to?
75db
What is Crescendoing and Diminuendo-ing?
fading in and out sounds… see page 40
Explain timbre , pitch and orchestration
Timbre helps colour the sound p. 41
Pitch helps measure the frequency p. 42
Orchestration is the art of choosing and combining instruments to make a particualr sound p 43
Write out slide number 32 from module 2 and explain the interconnections between timbre pitch and orchestration
- O is organized based on T
- T differences achieve P
- P control is conversely affected by T
dverse playing can create variety and distotion
A slowed down voice is an example of what type of technique
Distorted voice….slow creepy talk eeeeek!
Read the slides on TEXTURE 38-52
seriously read the slides again!
What does texture refer to?
Texture refers to how the music lines relate to one another… are they monophony, homophony or poly phony
What is monophony?
a single melodic line
