Homework Listen to the main title music for ‘Star Wars’. How many motifs can you identify ? Due Monday 12th September

Todays Learning Goals By the end of the lesson you should:- Todays Learning Goals By the end of the lesson you should:- * Know the term leitmotif and be able to identify at least 2 key ones.

Exploring Motifs A Motif A short musical idea that in = represents the main ideas Programme themes, characters or places Music. In ‘Star Wars’ the composer John Williams uses motifs to represent the different characters.

We are going to examine two of these:- Exploring Motifs We are going to examine two of these:-

VILLAIN MOTIF HERO MOTIF Tonality Minor Key A C D E F Major Key C D E F G Rhythms Jagged, Dotted with lots of repetition Longer notes. No dotted rhythms. Time Signature 4 beats per bar 4 4 or 3 beats per bar 4 Or 3 4 4 Melodic shape Sudden jumps up or down two notes or big leaps A – F or A to C Goes down at the start. Moves by step or in 5ths – C to G Moves up at the start

Exploring Motifs