What is mixing?
Layering more than one sound
Speeding music up
Altering volume
What is diegetic sound?
Sound that plays before a performance begins
Sound that the audience and a character hear within the play’s world
Sound that plays during scene changes
What is an example of diegetic sound?
Music underscoring
Music playing on a radio
A voiceover narration
What is non-diegetic sound?
Sound that exists outside the world of the play
What is an example non-diegetic sound?
A doorbell sound effect
A dog barking sound effect
What is volume?
How many sound cues are used
How many instruments are used
How loud or quiet sound is
How might the use of music help to convey that a play is set in the 1940s?
The use of rap music
The use of swing music
The use of baroque music
How might sound effects be used to convey that it is the middle of the night?
The sound of crickets chirping
The sound of crashing waves
The sound of children playing
How might music be used to convey that a play is set in the Scottish Highlands?
Bhangra music
A marching band
Loud bagpipes
How might music be used to heighten the mood during an emotional monologue?
The use of dubstep music
The use of sad strings
The use of high-energy carnival music