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Character Analysis Exercise

The document outlines how to represent various characters through musical elements, detailing specific characteristics for Superman, Darth Vader, and others. Superman is depicted with bright, uplifting sounds using a trumpet and major scales, while Darth Vader is represented with a mellow French horn and minor scales. Additional characters like Mario, Harry Potter, and The Little Mermaid are mentioned but not elaborated on in the provided text.

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Character Analysis Exercise

The document outlines how to represent various characters through musical elements, detailing specific characteristics for Superman, Darth Vader, and others. Superman is depicted with bright, uplifting sounds using a trumpet and major scales, while Darth Vader is represented with a mellow French horn and minor scales. Additional characters like Mario, Harry Potter, and The Little Mermaid are mentioned but not elaborated on in the provided text.

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Representing Characters with Music

Name: Form:

What musical elements could you


Character’s Character description /
include to represent these
Name characteristics
characteristics?
Superman Heroic, Strong, Brave, Courageous… Trumpet plays the melody (bright sound)

Major scale – “happy”

Perfect 5th, Perfect 4th, Octave – “happy”


intervals, don’t clash – positive sounding, uplifting

Triplet, dotted quaver semiquaver rhythms create


interest along with passing notes

Darth Vader Evil, Dark, Forceful, Powerful… French Horn plays the melody (mellow sound), low
strings play the bass line

Minor scale – “sad”

Mario Happy, Bright, Kind, Cheerful,


Friendly…

Harry Potter Mysterious, Magical, Curious,


Brave…

The Little Curious, Brave, Fun-loving, Sweet…


Mermaid

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