1 Self-Evaluation Test

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1. One characteristic of film music is… 6. Sound is produced as a result of…

a It serves to embellish the scene. a A physical coincidence.
b It is at the service of the narrative. b A random blow to something.
c It does not stand out from the rest of the c A vibrating body.
scene. d And provided it is very intense.
d It appears in the credits.
7. In order for a sound to be perceived,
2. Music that the characters in a film there must be…
cannot hear because it is not part of the a A sender and a receiver.
story being told is called… b A microphone.
a Source music c Receptive loudspeakers.
b Filler music d A sender, a channel, and a receiver.
c Background music
d Shot music 8. The properties of sound…
a There are four of them, and they can be
3. When music is used to help set the perceived separately.
scene in a film, its function is to… b There are three of them, and they occur
a Convey emotions to viewers. simultaneously.
b Help clarify the narrative discourse. c Are perceived simultaneously.
c Help us keep track of the plot of the film. d Must be introduced in a pre-established
d Describe the characters participating in order.
the film.
9. Timbre allows us to…
4. The function of music used to smooth a Distinguish whether a sound is high or
over scene changes is… low in pitch.
a Technical b Determine whether a song is long or
b Expressive short.
c Atmospheric c Estimate the intensity or loudness of a
d Practical sound.
d Distinguish one instrument from another.
5. Film director Alejandro Amenábar…
a Uses only classical music in his films. 10. A soundwave…
b Often composes music himself for his a Is always regular, but the wave for noise
films. is irregular.
c Does not choose the music in his films b Is sometimes regular.
himself. c Is the same as the wave for noise.
d Only uses music by Puccini. d Cannot go after a wave for a noise.
11. Silence…
a Is not necessary in our lives. 16. Time is important in music, but…
b Cannot be found in music. a Not for compositions.
c Does not deserve to be taken into b Artists have rarely used it as inspiration
account because it’s worthless. for their compositions.
d Is the absence of soundwaves. c Many composers have found inspiration
in it.
12. The structure of popular music is… d We have yet to measure it precisely.
a Complex and has lots of instruments.
b Clearly dense. 17. Body percussion is…
c Simple and short. a Percussion we create using our bodies.
d Very brief. b When you whistle a melody.
c Only when we clap our hands.
13. Descriptive music is also called… d We need an amplifier to hear it.
a Program music
b Pure music 18. A musical piece that consists of
c Motivating music different parts that are combined in a free-
d Relaxing music flowing structure is called…
a a canon
14. In his piece The Typewriter, Leroy b a rhapsody
Anderson… c a concert
a Uses little bangs on the table to imitate d a sonata
the sound of the keys on a typewriter.
b Uses a sewing machine as a solo 19. Present-day contemporary works…
instrument. a We rarely hear them.
c Uses a typewriter as the main instrument. b Are of very little interest musically.
d Uses few instruments because it is a c Are everywhere around us, for example,
chamber music piece. in music used in advertisements.
d Are only heard in films.
15. Hands Free is a work…
a For an individual musician and easy to 20. Rhythmic patterns…
perform. a Have been heard on occasion.
b That is easy to study and perform. b Have been used to compose on
c In which musicians use their bodies to numerous occasions.
make sounds. c Haven’t been much use in music.
d That uses only electronic instruments. d Have to be repeated and vary frequently.
2 Answer Key

2.1 Students’ book answer key

Music and culture Film Music

1.
a) The music is source music from the moment it starts playing (0:17) until the moment the
protagonist dreams about flying out of the room (1:31). From that point and until the end of
the clip, the music is background music. Note that when record player reappears (2:31) this
could have been used to turn the music back into source music, but it isn’t because the last
note has already faded.
b) Listening to the original ending composed by Puccini and the ending used in the film The Sea
Inside.
c) The plot of the film is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro, a Galician sailor who
became a quadriplegic after suffering an accident at age 25 and spent most of his life
bedridden.
d) In the scene, Ramón imagines himself flying to the beach to meet with the woman he loves.
At the end, the close up of the record player jolts us back into reality, crudely revealing that it
was just a dream. Puccini's original ending is bright and heartwarming, suggesting a moment of
triumph that is entirely inappropriate for this scene, while the ending used in the film
underscores the sense of unease conveyed by the images.
2. Titanic: Evokes emotions that are unrelated to the characters.
Out of Africa: Highlights the characters’ emotions.
You’ve Got Mail: Establishes the film genre.
American Beauty: Smooths over a scene change.
Barry Lyndon: Establishes the geographical setting.
3. Free response.

Music Basics: Sound: Properties, Noise, Silence

4. Free response.
5. From left to right, the qualities are: timbre, intensity, duration, and pitch.
6. No, because the graphic shows an area in the middle without wave, which means that there
must be a moment of silence, and there is no such silence in the music clip we listened to.

Musical Genres: Genres of Music

7. Ave Maria, J. Busto: art, religious, vocal

Jota de Tudela, Gaiteros de Estella: popular, secular, instrumental
Castilla, Isaac Albéniz: secular, descriptive, instrumental
Sanctus, Gabriel Fauré: art, religious, vocal-instrumental
Symphony No. 40, W. A. Mozart: art, pure, instrumental
Boy From New York City, The Manhattan Transfer: popular, secular, vocal-instrumental

Comparing Music: Noise Can Also Be Music

8. Listen to the work and look at the music graph.

9. Theme A: keys in rows 1-14, Theme B: keys in rows 15-28, Theme A': keys in rows 29-35
10. b) Intro-A-B-Intro-A'
11. b) art music, d) secular music, q) secular instrumental music
12. a) V, b) V, c) V, d) V, e) V, f) F.
13. b) Several groups perform one after the other in a canon, each finishing a while later than
the one before.
14. U) The musicians play the same rhythm at the same time 1) The sounds decrease in
intensity 2) The sounds increase in intensity
15. Students play the rhythmic figures.

Music and Emotion: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock

16. Students listen to the work and follow along in the music graph.
17. Students play the ticking clock on wood blocks and notice the syncopation when it appears.
18. Students make body music charts by following the instructions proposed.

Live Music
19. Students keep the beat while listening to the three clips. Tempo 1 is the song’s original
tempo, 2 is the fastest, and 3 is the slowest.
20. Students play the proposed rhythm over the clip of We Will Rock You.
21. Students play body percussion over the song We Will Rock You following the example in
the video. The score is available in the annex to this guide.
22. Students play the songs Les Avions en papier and Vois sur ton chemin, from the soundtrack
of the film The Chorus.
23. Students play the theme song from the Klaus Badelt’s soundtrack from the film Pirates of
the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

2.2 Self-evaluation Test answer key

1. b) Is at the service of the narrative.
2. c) Background music
3. c) Helps us keep track of where we are in the plot of the film.
4. a) Technical
5. b) Often composes the music for his films himself.
6. c) A vibrating body.
7. d) A sender, a channel, and a receiver.
8. c) Are perceived simultaneously.
9. d) Distinguish one instrument from another.
10. a) Is always regular, but the wave for noise is irregular.
11. d) Is the absence of soundwaves.
12. c) Simple and has a short duration.
13. a) Program music
14. c) Uses a typewriter as the main instrument.
15. c) In which musicians use their bodies to make sounds.
16. c) Many composers have found inspiration in it.
17. a) Percussion we create using our bodies.
18. b) a rhapsody
19. c) Are everywhere around us, for example, in music used in advertisements.
20. b) Have been used to compose on numerous occasions.