GCSE Music 'Describing Melody'
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Nicholas Curror
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Other
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10th - 11th Grade
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12 plays
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Medium
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1.
Multiple Choice
If a melody is said to be diatonic, which scale is it based on?
Mode
Whole Tone Scale
Major or Minor Scale
2.
Multiple Choice
What is the definition of a leitmotif?
A musical idea that represents a character, theme or mood
A musical idea from the Baroque period
A musical cell which is manipulated and repeated frequently
3.
Multiple Choice
Listen to the Piano, what type of melody is being played?
Minor Scale
Broken Chord / Arpeggio
Major Scale
4.
Multiple Choice
The 12 tone scale is found in which period?
Baroque
Romantic
20th century
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Multiple Choice
What new type of scale did impressionist composers such as Debussy use in their music in the early 20th-century?
Whole Tone
Major
Minor
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Multiple Choice
What's the name of the 20th-century style of music that seeks to make maximum impact out of the smallest amount of musical material?
Impressionism
Serialism
Minimalism
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