2017 Music Performance Aural and written · PDF file2017 MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXAM 2 SECTION A...
Transcript of 2017 Music Performance Aural and written · PDF file2017 MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXAM 2 SECTION A...
MUSIC PERFORMANCEAural and written examination
Thursday 16 November 2017 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 3 3 30B 10 10 50C 6 6 20
Total 100
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof19pages,includingblankmanuscriptforroughworkonpage13• AnaudiocompactdisccontainingmusicalexcerptsforSectionsAandB
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Youmaywriteatanytimeduringtherunningoftheaudiocompactdiscandafteritstops.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 2
SECTION A – Question 1 –continued
SECTION A – Listening and interpretation
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpenorpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
Question 1 (10marks)Work:‘Albatross’bySarahBlaskoPerformer:SarahBlaskoAlbum:What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have(DewProcess/UniversalMusicAustralia,2006)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Firstplaying(1′02″)–1minuteand30secondsofsilence
Secondandfinalplaying(1′02″)–2minutesofsilence
a. Howdotheperformersusetonecolourtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes? 5marks
3 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
b. Howdotheperformersusearticulationtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes? 5marks
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 4
SECTION A – continued
Question 2 (8marks)Work:‘OutofTimePartIII’byIainGrandagePerformers:WAYouthOrchestrawithAlumniRecording:LiveperformanceatthePerthConcertHall,24July2004(conductedbyPauldeCinque)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Firstplaying(1′32″)–2minutesofsilence
Secondplaying(1′32″)–2minutesofsilence
Describehowtheperformerscreateandsustainmoodandcharacterinthiswork.
5 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION A – Question 3 –continuedTURN OVER
Question 3 (12marks)Thisquestionrelatestoexcerptsfromthework‘ACaseofYou’,composedbyJoniMitchell.
Interpretation AWork:‘ACaseofYou’Performer:PrinceAlbum:A Tribute to Joni Mitchell(Nonesuch,2007)
Interpretation BWork:‘ACaseofYou’Performer:k.d.langAlbum:Hymns of the 49th Parallel(Nonesuch,2004)
Theexcerptswillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.FirstplayingofInterpretationA(2′28″)–30secondsofsilenceFirstplayingofInterpretationB(2′21″)–1minuteofsilence
SecondandfinalplayingofInterpretationA(2′28″)–1minuteand30secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplayingofInterpretationB(2′21″)–2minutesofsilence
Comparethewaysinwhichtheperformersmanipulatethefollowingtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes:• tonecolour• balanceofmusiclines• improvisation/embellishment/ornamentation
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 6
END OF SECTION A
7 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 4 (3marks)Listentothefollowingintervals.Eachintervalwillbeplayedtwice.Eachintervalmaybeplayedharmonicallyand/ormelodically,eitherascendingordescending.Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
Question 5 (5marks)Listentothefollowingscalesand/ormodes.Eachscaleormodewillbeplayedtwice,ascendingand/ordescending.Identifyeachscaleormodeform.
Firstplaying–10secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SECTION B – Music language (aural)
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionB.
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 8
SECTION B – continued
Question 6 (4marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedfourtimes.Therhythmofthemelodyisprovided.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.
34/ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ™
1. 2. 3.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence
a. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsmarkedwithabracket. 3marks
1.
2.
3.
Fourthandfinalplaying–15secondsofsilence
b. Identifythetonalityofthemelody. 1mark
Question 7 (4marks)Listentothefollowingtriads/chords.Eachtriad/chordisinrootposition.Eachtriad/chordwillbeplayedtwice,inblockharmonyand/orasanarpeggio.Identifythequalityofeachtriad/chord.
Firstplaying–10secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
4.
9 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 8 (2marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfourtimes,withsilentworkingtimebetweeneachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirstfourchordsaregiven.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords5and6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–10secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–30secondsofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Bass note A C# A F#
Quality major minor major minor
Question 9 (8marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfivetimes,withsilentworkingtimebetweeneachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirsttwochordsandthelasttwochordsaregiven.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords3–6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Fifthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Bass note Eb C Bb Eb
Quality major minor dom7 major
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 10
SECTION B – continued
Question 10 (6marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barworkforclarinetandbassoon.Theworkwillbeplayedsixtimes.Atranscriptionofthisworkisprintedbelow;however,thenotationismissingforbars2and3oftheclarinetpart.Therhythmofthemissingclarinetpartisgiveninthetopline.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Thekeysignatureandthetimesignatureareprovided.Transcribethemissingmelodyforbars2and3oftheclarinetpart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–20secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–30secondsofsilenceFifthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying–1minuteofsilence
°
¢
°
¢
3 4
2144
44
44
/
&b
?b
/
&b
?b
œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œœ œ
œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ
bassoon
clarinet in Bb
bsn.
cl.
11 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
CONTINUES OVER PAGE
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 12
SECTION B – continued
Question 11 (6marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedsixtimes.Atranscriptionofthismelodyisprintedbelow;however,thenotationismissingforbar2oftheoboepartandbar3oftheflutepart. Thetranscriptionisinconcertpitch.Therhythmofthemissingnotationisgiveninthetopline.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Thekeysignatureandthetimesignatureareprovided.Transcribethemissingmelodyfor:• bar2oftheoboepart• bar3oftheflutepart.
Firstplaying–10secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–15secondsofsilenceFifthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying–1minuteofsilence
°
¢
°
¢
68
68
68
68
/
&bb
&bb
&bb
/
&bb
&bb
&bb
œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œn œ# œ ™ œ œœ
œ œn
œ ™ œ œ œ œ# œ œn œ œ œ
œ ™ œ œ œ œ œœ 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 œn œ# œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ
œ
3 4
21
flute
oboe
fl.
ob.
b. cl.
bass clarinetin Bb
13 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Blankmanuscriptforroughworkifrequired
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 14
SECTION B – continued
Question 12 (4marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfourtimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars3and4ofthecowbellpart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–30secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–30secondsofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
tambourine
cowbell
tamb.
cow.
°
¢
°
¢
2
3 4
44
44
/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 œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1
15 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
END OF SECTION BTURN OVER
Question 13 (8marks)Listentothefollowingeight-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfivetimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars3and7ofthesnaredrumpart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–20secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Fifthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
21
3 4
7
5 6
8
snare drum
tenor drum
s.d.
t.d.
s.d.
t.d.
s.d.
t.d.
°
¢
°
¢
°
¢
°
¢
128
128
/
/2
2 2
/
/
/2 2
/
/2
/
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 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™
œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœœ ™
œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œœœœœœœ œœ
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 œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ™ œœœœ œœœ œ ™
œœœœœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœœ
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 16
SECTION C – continued
SECTION C – Music language (written)
Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.
Question 14 (2marks)Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
& ww wwb
1. 2.
Question 15 (2marks)Writeeachintervalusingsemibrevesinthebassclef.
?
major6thaboveC augmented4thbelowB
Question 16 (3marks)Usethefollowingfour-barmelodytoanswerthequestionsbelow.
{34
34
&
?
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 œ œ œ œ œ
1.
2.
a. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsmarkedwithabracket. 2marks
1.
2.
b. Identifythescaleormodeform. 1mark
17 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
SECTION C – continuedTURN OVER
Question 17 (3marks)Writeadescendingmelodicminorscaleontheprintedstavebelow.Thescaleshould:• bewrittenincrotchets• beginontheprintednote.
? œ#
Question 18 (5marks)Completethechordprogressionnotationforchords2–6below.Usethetrebleclef.Chord1hasbeengivenasanexample.Akeysignatureisprovided.
{&bb
?bb
wwww
w w w w w wpiano
1. Bbmajor7 2. Gminor7 3. Cminor 4. Ebmajor7 5. F7 6. Gminor
2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 18
SECTION C – Question 19 –continued
Question 19 (5marks)Usethefollowingnotationtoanswerthequestionsbelow.
harp
violin
violoncello
flute
hp.
vln.
vc.
fl.
1
4 5
2 3
*
{°
¢
{°
¢
mf
mf
mf
98 34
98 34
98 34
98 34
98 34
34 54 68
34 54 68
34 54 68
34 54 68
34 54 68
&#
- . - .
&#
?#
&#
?#-
- --
&# .
..
&#
?#&
&#
?#-
œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ
œœœœœœ
œœœ œœ
œ# ™™™ œœœ
œ#™™™™ œœœ
œœœœœœœœœ
œœœ œœœ#
˙˙™™
œœ™™ 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
œœ œ
œ œœ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œœ
œœœœ œœ
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ
˙ ™œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ
œœ œ œ
œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ
19 2017MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM
END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
hp.
vln.
vc.
fl.
{°
¢
f mp
6 7 8
f mp
68 24
68 24
68 24
68 24
68 24
&#
- U
&#
-
> U
&# U
&#
- U
?#-
-- - U
œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œŒ
œ œ œ œ œ#œ œ
œ œ Œ
œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ# œœœ œ œ œœœ
œœœ Œ
œ ™ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œŒ
œ ™œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ Œ
a. Identifythescaleormodeform. 1mark
b. Identifythebracketedintervalmarkedwithanasterisk(*)inbar2oftheviolinpart. 1mark
c. Whatisthecorrecttimesignatureforbar2? 1mark
d. Whatisthecorrecttimesignatureforbar3? 1mark
e. Identifythefinalchordofthispiece. 1mark