by NCA Music

Listening to Leitmotifs

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:20:56 UTC

Listen to the 6 Leitmotifs and decide

which character suits each theme.

You MUST give musical reasons for

your choices.

Leitmotif #1

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:27:14 UTC

Have a listen!

Leitmotif #2

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:28:08 UTC

Have a listen!

Leitmotif #3

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:28:48 UTC

Have a listen!

Leitmotif #4

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:30:56 UTC

Have a listen!

Leitmotif #5

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:32:59 UTC

Have a listen!

Leitmotif #6

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:33:45 UTC

Have a listen!

Superhero

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:36:33 UTC

The Superhero inspires hope in a world where hope is lost.

Courageous, righteous and does it all dressed in lycra.

The Psycho Killer

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:42:54 UTC

Don't answer the phone when you're home alone. The Psycho Killer will get you when you least expect it.

The man from tomorrow

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:45:08 UTC

This half man/half machine was sent from the future. Is he here to help or to wipe out the human race? Nobody knows. He's very shiny though"

The loveable loser

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:49:32 UTC

Everywhere he goes people seem to laugh. He doesn't care if it's at him or with him as long as there's laughter.

The dirty cop

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:51:21 UTC

He's above the law. He IS the law. He breaks the rules to get the job done and always looks good when he's doing it.

The Romantic Lead

NCAMusic — 2014-03-18 14:54:51 UTC

All she wants is to find true love. Something always seems to get in the way.

A little bit of help

2014-03-19 09:06:03 UTC

Have a look at this page from BBC Bitesize

It has a lot of information about Leitmotifs.

2014-03-19 09:07:58 UTC

How should you present your work?

2014-03-19 09:08:34 UTC

Use this writing frame. (listen in pairs but write on your own)

I think Leitmotif #______

represents ____(name of character)_____

because _________(give a musical reason relating to mood/instruments/dynamics/tempo. e.g. The tempo was fast and this made the music exciting so it would suit an action hero)________

Complete this paragraph for all 6 leitmotifs. You must have 6 paragraphs written out neatly in your book.

Remember

2014-03-19 09:11:58 UTC

There is no such thing as a wrong answer. As long as your reasons are musical and make sense your answers are valid.

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NCAMusic — 2014-03-19 09:54:59 UTC