Lesson Media: Tension in early movies | KS3 Music

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Identify the mickey-mousing in this clip

Key Stage 3
Year 9
Music

(bright piano music) (bright piano music).

Identify the mickey-mousing in this clip

Key Stage 3
Year 9
Music

(bright piano music) (bright piano music).

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9FILML3 mickey mousing clip 2 (comedy short clip rescored) © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 suspense scene no music © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 suspense scene with music new © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 suspense clip 2 with music © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 Suspense modelling 1 © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 Suspense modelling 2 © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 Suspense modelling 3 © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo. 9FILML3 Task B feedback video © DVArchive-Retrofootage / Alamy Stock Photo.

Identify the mickey-mousing in this clip

Identify the mickey-mousing in this clip

when the characters run up the stairs, the melody ascends up a scale

when the first character falls off the roof, the melody quickly descends

when the second character jumps down the stairs, the melody ‘jumps’ down

How is mickey-mousing used in this clip?

Silent movie suspense clip

With music

What musical features help to create a feeling of suspense here?

Task A Q.1-3

Task A Q.4

Which chord feels most tense? Chord 1

Which chord feels most tense? Chord 2

Which chord feels most tense? Chord 3

Creating music for a suspense scene: step 1

Creating music for a suspense scene: step 2

Creating music for a suspense scene: step 3

Task B feedback video

Identify the mickey-mousing in this clip