1 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011

2 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011

3 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011

4 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011

For guitar and Snare drum

Instruments:

Acoustic Guitar 1

Acoustic guitar 2

Electric guitar

Bass guitar

Snare drum

The original song was arranged for voice and piano in the key of G major and was composed in the 1700s . I have changed the original key of G major to the relative minor key of E minor.

I arranged Amazing Grace with Acoustic guitar 1 playing a harmony line in

section B. Acoustic guitar 2 playing the melody, which is slightly changed in section A. In section B acoustic guitar 2 is playing rhythm. The electric guitar plays rhythm in section A and a counter melody in section B. The base line is very simple and follows the chord progression.

Appropriate dynamics are added to syncopate the rhythm and sounds of the different instruments in the arrangement.

I have changed Amazing Grace to a darker arrangement by creating more Suspension and tension

Word count: 173

5 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011

6 of 6 Stage 2 Musicianship student response for use in 2011 Ref: A95145 (August 2011) © SACE Board of South Australia 2011