Sunday 30 December 2012

Sound Terminology

Major key          a happy sounding piece of music
Minor key          a sad/uncomfortable piece of music
Climax          a swell in the music
Crecendo          where the music gets louder
Diminuendo          where the music gets quieter
Staccato          where the music becomes short sharp notes (think of the music from psycho)
Legato          long and flowing music
Repeated melody         shows significance to a certain scene
Leitmotif          when a piece of music is associated with a certain character
Dynamics          the level of the volume
Atmospheric sounds          low ominous sounds like wind or scraping metal
Hypersensitive sounds          where noises are exaggerated to create an emotional effect

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