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MUSIC PERFORMANCEAural and written examination
Monday 7 November 2016 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am (1 hour 30 minutes)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 15 15 80B 2 2 20
Total 100
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof17pages,includingblankmanuscriptpaperforroughworkingon
page11.• AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionsAandBoftheexamination.The
audiocompactdiscwillrunfor79minutes51seconds.Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Youmaywriteatanytimeduringtherunningoftheaudiocompactdisc,andafteritstops.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2016
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2016
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
2016MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 2
SECTION A – continued
SECTION A – Theory and aural comprehension
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpencil.AnaudiocompactdisccontainingmusicexampleswillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.Questions1,3,4,9,10,11,12,13,14and15docontainaudiomaterial.Questions2,5,6,7and8do not containanyaudiomaterial.
Part 1: Intervals, scales and modes
Question 1 (7marks)–Identify intervals presented aurallyYouwillhearsevenintervals.Eachintervalwillbeplayedthreetimes–melodically,harmonicallyandmelodically.Identifythequalityandsizeofeachinterval.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7.
Question 2 (4marks)–Identify written intervals(1minuteand30secondsofsilentworkingtime)Identifyeachofthefollowingintervals.
? ?ww#ww## wwb
wwbb
& &
1. 2. 3. 4.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 3(3marks)–Identify intervals and tonality in a melodya. Listentothefollowingmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedthreetimes. Identifythequalityandsizeoftheopeningandclosingintervalsinthismelody. 2marks
Openinginterval Closinginterval
b. Listentothemelodyagain. Namethescaleformonwhichthemelodyisbased. 1mark
Scaleform
Question 4 (4marks)–Identify scales and/or modes presented aurallyListentothefollowingscalesand/ormodes.Eachscaleand/ormodewillbeplayedascendinganddescendingtwice.Identifyeachscaleand/ormode.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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SECTION A – continued
Question 5 (3marks)–Identify written scales and/or modes(1minuteand30secondsofsilentworkingtime)Identifythefollowingscaleand/ormodeforms.
?w w w wb w w w
1.
& w w w w w w w w
2.
?w wb w w w w
3.
Question 6 (6marks)–Write scales and/or modes(2minutesand30secondsofsilentworkingtime)Writethefollowingscaleand/ormode,beginningonthegivennotesandusingtherhythmicvalueofthegivennotes.
Melodicminorscaleoneoctaveascendinganddescending
& ˙
Mixolydianmodeoneoctavedescending
?œ
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Part 2: Chords and chord progressions
Question 7 (4marks)–Identify written chords(2minutesand30secondsofsilentworkingtime)Identifythefollowingchordsbynamingthenoteonwhicheachisbuiltandthequalityofthechord.
1. ?www#
Notename Quality
2.
&wwwwbbb
Notename Quality
3.
&wwwwb#
Notename Quality
4. ? wwww
Notename Quality
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SECTION A – continued
Question 8 (4marks)–Write chords(2minutesand30secondssilentworkingtime)Writethefollowingchordsastheyoccurinthetonickeysasindicated.Youmaywriteeachchordin eithertrebleorbassclef.
&
IV V7 iii I (subdominant) (dominant7) (mediant) (tonic) incminor inCmajor inaminor inB major
OR
?
IV V7 iii I (subdominant) (dominant7) (mediant) (tonic) incminor inCmajor inaminor inB major
Question 9 (5marks)–Identify chords presented aurallyListentothefollowingchords.Eachchordwillbeplayedinrootpositionthreetimes–inblockharmony, asanarpeggioandinblockharmony.Identifythequalityofeachchord.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 10 (2marks)–Harmonic recognitionListentothefollowingchordprogression.Theprogressionwillbeplayedthreetimes.Chords1to4arethesameineachalternative.Circletheprogressionthatyouhearforchords5to8fromthealternatives(A.–D.)below.
A.Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4 Chord 5 Chord 6 Chord 7 Chord 8
Aminor Fmajor7 E7 Fmajor Dminor Bhalfdiminished Emajor Aminor
iminor VImajor7 V7 VImajor ivminor ii∅ Vmajor iminor
B.Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4 Chord 5 Chord 6 Chord 7 Chord 8
Aminor Fmajor7 E7 Fmajor Aminor Bhalfdiminished E7 Aminor
iminor VImajor7 V7 VImajor iminor ii∅ V7 iminor
C.Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4 Chord 5 Chord 6 Chord 7 Chord 8
Aminor Fmajor7 E7 Fmajor Dminor Bdiminished E7 Aminor
iminor VImajor7 V7 VImajor ivminor iidiminished V7 iminor
D.Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4 Chord 5 Chord 6 Chord 7 Chord 8
Aminor Fmajor7 E7 Fmajor Dminor Bdiminished Emajor Aminor
iminor VImajor7 V7 VImajor ivminor iidiminished Vmajor iminor
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SECTION A – continued
Question 11 (10marks)–Harmonic transcription Listentothefollowingharmonicchordprogression.Thechordprogressionwillbeplayedsixtimes.Allchordswillbeinrootposition.Thefirstchordisgiven.Usethechordterminologywithwhichyouaremostfamiliartoidentifychords2to6.Completeonlyoneoftheanswerformatsbelow.
Firstplaying(20secondsofsilence)Secondplaying(20secondsofsilence)Thirdplaying(20secondsofsilence)Fourthplaying(20secondsofsilence)Fifthplaying(20secondsofsilence)
Sixthandfinalplaying(40secondsofsilence)Identifyeachchordintheappropriatelynumberedspaces(2.–6.).
1. B major 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
OR
Identifyeachchordintheappropriatelynumberedspaces(2.–6.).
1. I 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
OR
Completetheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridwiththebassnoteandqualityofeachchord.
Harmonicgrid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
bassnote B
quality major
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Part 3: Melody
Question 12 (2marks)–Melodic recognition Listentothefollowingmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedfourtimes.Circlethecorrectversionofthemissingmelodyinbars5to8fromthealternatives(A.–D.)below.
clarinet in B
violoncello
cl.
vc.
cl.
vc.
4.
6.
1. 2. 3.
5.
7. 8.
&œ# œ œ œ œ
œ œœ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J œ# œ œ œ œ ™
&œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œJ œ œ œ# œ œ ™
&œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œJ œ œ
œ œ œ ™
&œ# œ œ œ œ
œ œœ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J œ# œ œ œœ ™
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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SECTION A – continued
Question 13 (12marks)–Melodic transcriptionAmelodywithaccompanimentwillbeplayedsixtimes.Thetimesignature,rhythmofthemelodyandthefirstnoteofthemelodyaregiven.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingnotesofthemelodyinthespaceprovided,usingtherhythmgivenabovethestave.
Firstplaying(25secondsofsilence)Secondplaying(25secondsofsilence)Thirdplaying(30secondsofsilence)Fourthplaying(30secondsofsilence)Fifthplaying(30secondsofsilence)
Sixthandfinalplaying(1minuteofsilence)
{
34
34
34
34
&
&
?
œ ™ œjœ œ œ ™ œ
jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ ™
˙̇˙ œœ
œ## ˙̇̇ œœœ
œœœ
œœœ œœœ## œœ
œ œœ œœ# œœœ
˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙# œ œ œ# œ œ
trumpet in C
piano
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Blankmanuscriptforroughworkingifrequired
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SECTION A – continued
Part 4: Rhythm
Question 14 (2marks)–Rhythmic recognitionListentothefollowingeight-barrhythm.Therhythmwillbeplayedfourtimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Circlethecorrectversionofthemissingrhythmplayedbythesnare druminbars5to8fromthealternatives(A.–D.)below.
snare drum
wood blocks
s.d.
w.b.
1. 2. 3. 4.
6.5. 7. 8.
/3 3 3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
/3 3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
/3 3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
/3 3 3
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
A.
B.
C.
D.5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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END OF SECTION ATURN OVER
Question 15 (12marks)–Rhythmic transcriptionThefollowingexcerptwillbeplayedfivetimes.Notesaremissinginbars1to3.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Writeonlytherhythmoftheupperpianopartintotheblankbarsinthisscore.
Firstplaying(20secondsofsilence)Secondplaying(20secondsofsilence)Thirdplaying(25secondsofsilence)Fourthplaying(25secondsofsilence)
Fifthandfinalplaying(45secondsofsilence)
{
{
98
98
98
&
?
/2
&
?
/
œ œ œ
œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™œ ™ œ ™ œ œ
J
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œJ œ œ ™
œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™
œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
piano
snare drum
pno.
s.d.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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SECTION B – Question 16 –continued
Question 16 (8marks)Work:‘DeceptionBay’(single;Sureshaker,2015)Artist:BooSeeka
Firstplaying(2’00”)–2minutesofsilenceSecondplaying(2’00”)–2minutesofsilenceThirdplaying(2’00”)–3minutesofsilence
a. Describehowthevocalistusestonecolourtocreateexpressiveoutcomes. 4marks
SECTION B – Analysis of pre-recorded works
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinpenorpencil.TheaudiocompactdisccontainingthemusicworkswillcontinuetorunthroughoutSectionB.Questions16and17bothfeatureaudiomaterial.Eachquestionwillfocusononemusicwork.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying(asindicated).
Due to copyright restrictions, this audio file is not supplied.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
b. Describetwowaysinwhichtheuseofphrasingbytheperformersinthisbandcreatescharacterinthisexcerpt. 4marks
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SECTION B – Question 17 –continued
Question 17 (12marks)Work: WildSwansConcertSuite–ElizaAriaComposer:ElenaKats-CherninTrack from the album: Wild Swans(ABCClassics,2007)
Firstplaying(3’00”)–3minutesofsilenceSecondplaying(3’00”)–3minutesofsilenceThirdplaying(3’00”)–4minutesofsilence
Thisexcerpthaschangingmoods.
Discusshowtheperformerscreatethesemoodsusing:• blendandbalancebetweenvoiceandinstruments• articulation.
Due to copyright restrictions, this audio file is not supplied.
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END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK