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MUSIC PERFORMANCE Aural and written examination Friday 27 November 2020 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm (1 hour 30 minutes) QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK Structure of book Section Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks A 3 3 28 B 9 9 46 C 6 6 26 Total 100 • Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. • Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. • No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied • Question and answer book of 19 pages, including blank manuscript for rough work on page 13 • An audio compact disc containing musical excerpts for Sections A and B Instructions • Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. • You may write at any time during the running of the audio compact disc and after it stops. • All written responses must be in English. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2020 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education 2020 STUDENT NUMBER Letter
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MUSIC PERFORMANCEAural and written examination
Friday 27 November 2020 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm (1 hour 30 minutes)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 3 3 28B 9 9 46C 6 6 26
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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A – Listening and interpretation
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpenorpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
Question 1 (8marks)Work:‘AWorldFirst’byDavidHirschfelderPerformers:StudioensembleconductedbyBrettKellyAlbum:Ride Like a Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(DavidHirschfelder,2019)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Firstplaying(1′55″)–30secondsofsilence
Secondplaying(1′55″)–3minutesofsilenceThirdandfinalplaying(1′55″)–3minutesofsilence
Describehowtheperformerscreatecharacterinthisexcerpt.Inyourresponse,refertoone or moreofthefollowingelementsofmusic:• tonecolour• articulation• dynamics
Due to copyright restrictions, this audio file is not supplied.
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Question 2 (8marks)Work:‘ChangeYourLife’byRichardStannard,PerrieEdwards,JesyNelson,Leigh-AnnePinnock,
JadeThirlwall,AshFrancesHowesandTimPowellPerformers:LittleMixAlbum:DNA(SimcoLimitedunderexclusivelicensetoSonyMusicEntertainmentUKLimited,
2012)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbeafirstandsecondplayingforpart a.,andathirdplayingforpart b.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Listentothefirstandsecondplayingsforpart a.
Firstplaying(2′04″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(2′04″)–3minutesofsilence
a. Describehowtheaccompaniment(instrumentalandvocal)contributestotheexpressiveoutcomesinthisexcerpt. 4marks
Due to copyright restrictions, this audio file is not supplied.
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Listentothethirdandfinalplayingforpart b.Thirdandfinalplaying(2′04″)–2minutes30secondsofsilence
b. Describethevocalists’useofarticulationandimprovisation/embellishment/ornamentation. 4marks
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SECTION A – Question 3 –continued
Question 3 (12marks)Thisquestionrelatestoexcerptsfromthework‘WeatherWithYou’,composedbyNeilMullaneFinnandBrianTimothyFinn.
Interpretation AWork:‘WeatherWithYou’Performers:CrowdedHouseAlbum:Woodface(CapitolRecordsInc.,1991)
Interpretation BWork:‘WeatherWithYou’Performer:HollieSmithAlbum:They Will Have Their Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn(EMIRecordedMusicAustraliaPtyLtd,
2011)
Theexcerptswillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachexcerptisplayed.FirstplayingofInterpretationA(2′26″)–30secondsofsilenceFirstplayingofInterpretationB(1′40″)–1minuteofsilence
SecondplayingofInterpretationA(2′26″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplayingofInterpretationB(1′40″)–2minutesofsilence
ThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationA(2′26″)–1minuteofsilenceThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationB(1′40″)–3minutes30secondsofsilence
Comparethewaysinwhichthetwointerpretationscreatedifferentexpressiveoutcomesthroughthreeofthefollowing:• tonecolour• articulation• phrasing• improvisation/embellishment/ornamentation• balanceofmusiclines
Due to copyright restrictions, these audio files are not supplied.
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SECTION B – continued
Question 4 (4marks)Listentothefollowingintervals.Eachintervalwillbeplayedtwice.Eachintervalmaybeplayedharmonicallyand/ormelodically,ascendingand/ordescending.Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
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Question 5 (4marks)Listentothefollowingscalesand/ormodes.Eachscaleormodewillbeplayedtwice,ascendingand/ordescending.Identifyeachscaleand/ormode.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
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SECTION B – Music language (aural)
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionB.
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Question 6 (4marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedfourtimes.Therewillbethreeplayingsforpart a.andafourthplayingforpart b.Therhythmofthemelodyisprovided. Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.
1. 2. 3.
22/ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œj
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Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence
a. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsindicatedbyabracket. 3marks
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Fourthandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence
b. Identifythetypeofscaleormodethatisusedforthemelody. 1mark
Question 7 (4marks)Listentothefollowingtriads/chords.Eachtriad/chordisinrootposition.Eachtriad/chordwillbeplayedtwice,inblockharmonyand/orasanarpeggio.Identifythequalityofeachtriad/chord.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
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SECTION B – continued
Question 8 (4marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfourtimes,withsilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirstfourchordsaregiven.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords5and6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–10secondsofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Bass note D Bb G D
Quality minor major minor minor
Question 9 (8marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfivetimes,withsilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirstthreechordsandthelasttwochordsaregiven.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords4–7intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–5secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–5secondsofsilence
Fourthplaying–10secondsofsilenceFifthandfinalplaying–15secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Bass note F G A C F
Quality major minor7 minor7 dom7 major
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SECTION B – continued
Question 10 (8marks)Listentothefollowingfive-barworkforfluteandcello.Theworkwillbeplayedsixtimes.Atranscriptionofthisworkisprintedbelow;however,thenotationismissingforbars4and5oftheflutepart.Therhythmofthemissingpartsisgiveninthetopline.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingnotationforbars4and5oftheflutepart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–20secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilenceFifthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
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Question 11 (4marks)Listentothefollowingeight-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars4and5ofthecongapart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilence
Thirdandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
conga
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Question 12 (6marks)Listentothefollowingfive-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfourtimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars2and3ofthecajonpart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
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SECTION C – Music language (written)
Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.
Question 13 (3marks)Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
1. 2. 3.
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Question 14 (3marks)Writeeachintervalusingsemibrevesintheindicatedclefontheprintedstavebelow.
perfect 4th below Ab major 2nd above G# major 3rd below Bb
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Question 15 (9marks)a. WriteanascendingLydianmodeontheprintedstavebelow.Themodeshould:
• bewrittenincrotchets• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature. 3marks
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b. Writeadescendingbluesscaleontheprintedstavebelow.Thescaleshould:• bewritteninminims• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature. 3marks
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c. Writeanascendingnaturalminorscaleontheprintedstavebelow.Thescaleshould:• bewritteninminims• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature. 3marks
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Question 16 (3marks)Writeeachchordinthegivenkeysontheprintedstavebelow.Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature.
vii° diminished of E minor ii minor 7 of F major IV major of Bb major
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Question 17 (4marks)IdentifythequalityofthegivenchordsandtheirdiatonicfunctioninGminor.Thediatonicfunctionandthequalityofthefirstchordandthelastchordaregiven.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Diatonic function i(tonic)(1) V(dominant)(5)
Quality minor dom7
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Question 18 (4marks)Usethefollowingnotationtoanswerthequestionsbelow.
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tuba
snare drum
Con spirito
a. Whatisthecorrecttimesignatureforthisexcerpt? 1mark
b. Circlethescaleormodeusedinthisexcerptfromtheoptionsbelow. 1mark
Bharmonicminor Dmajor Bmelodicminor Gmajor
c. Identifythechordinbar4indicatedbyabox. 1mark
d. Identifytheintervalinthetrumpetpartinbar2indicatedbyabracket. 1mark
