In KS3 music you'll look at many different aspects of music. Music is everywhere - in shops, on the television, in films, on radios and in many other places besides. This quiz focuses particularly on music used in the media.
Music is used extensively in the media. In films it is used to add atmosphere - horror films often feature 'spooky' discordant music and 'feel-good' films will have upbeat music. Television programmes use music in a similar way and TV channels may have their own musical 'jingle'. One of the most common uses of music in the media is in advertising. Most commercials feature a song, often a well-known popular piece of music.
A famous quote from John Lennon; "I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity." We can't answer John's query yet as both Christianity and rock 'n' roll are still here - and so is music in the media. Try this quiz to see how much you know about the subject.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Music
Any media with sound will use music
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It's true! If you think about it, all of the above feature common themes which are designed to become both familiar and appealing to the consumer
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Music provides an additional finer layer of description to a scene: for instance music can be used in film to represent emotion, violence, nature etc.
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Williams has written music for many films, perhaps most famously, the Star Wars saga
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Discordant music lacks harmony
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It's called 'resolution' because it 'resolves' the discordant sound into a harmonic one
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A chromatic scale includes 12 notes, rather than 7
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Sforzando, which means 'forceful', is abbreviated as sf, sfz or fz
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Even if they play the same note at the same pitch and with the same loudness, a piano and a flute still have their own distinct timbre
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Strictly speaking it's a music format used in the context of something not primarily musical. Films tend not to fall in this category and are usually referred to as soundtracks
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