MUSIC PERFORMANCEAural and written examination
Thursday 15 November 2018 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 9 9 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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
2018MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 2
SECTION A – Question 1 –continued
SECTION A – Listening and interpretation
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpenorpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
Question 1 (8marks)Work:‘ThemWolves’byNigelWestlakePerformers:MelbourneSymphonyOrchestraAlbum:Babe: Orchestral Soundtrack(ABCClassics,2015)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Firstplaying(1′38″)–30secondsofsilence
Secondplaying(1′38″)–3minutesofsilenceThirdandfinalplaying(1′38″)–3minutesofsilence
Discusshowtheperformersusedynamicsandblendofinstrumentalvoicestoachieveexpressiveoutcomes.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION A – Question 2 –continued
Question 2 (10marks)Work:‘DawnMantras’byRossEdwardsPerformers:SydneyChildren’sChoir,Cantillation,LynWilliams(conductor),
JaneSheldon(soprano),MatthewDoyle(didjeridu),JimFranklin(shakuhachi1), RixonThomas(coranglais2),IanCleworthandBrianDixon(percussion)
Album:Eternity: The Timeless Music of Australia’s Composers(ABCClassics,2004)1shakuhachi–aJapanesebambooflute2cor anglais–analtowoodwindinstrumentoftheoboefamily,soundingafifthlowerthanthe
oboe
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbeafirstandsecondplayingforpart a.,andathirdplayingforpart b.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Listentothefirstandsecondplayingsforpart a.
Firstplaying(1′46″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′46″)–3minutesofsilence
a. Describethewaysinwhichtonecolourisusedtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes. 4marks
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Listentothethirdandfinalplayingforpart b.
Thirdandfinalplaying(1′46″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Describehowtheperformersuseat least twoofthefollowingelementsofmusictoachieveexpressiveoutcomes:• articulation• balanceofmusiclines• ornamentation/embellishment/improvisation• dynamics 6marks
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SECTION A – Question 3 –continued
Question 3 (12marks)Thisquestionrelatestoexcerptsfromthework‘BillieJean’,composedbyMichaelJackson.
Interpretation AWork:‘BillieJean’Performer:MichaelJacksonAlbum:Thriller(MJJProductionsInc.,1982)
Interpretation BWork:‘BillieJean’Performer:ChrisCornellAlbum:Carry On(InterscopeRecords,2007)
Theexcerptswillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachexcerptisplayed.FirstplayingofInterpretationA(1′52″)–30secondsofsilenceFirstplayingofInterpretationB(1′46″)–1minuteofsilence
SecondplayingofInterpretationA(1′52″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplayingofInterpretationB(1′46″)–2minutesofsilence
ThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationA(1′52″)–1minuteofsilenceThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationB(1′46″)–4minutesofsilence
Comparethewaysinwhichthetwointerpretationscreatedifferentexpressiveoutcomesthroughthreeofthefollowing:• tempo• balanceofmusiclines• tonecolour• articulation
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SECTION B – continued
Question 4 (4marks)Listentothefollowingintervals.Eachintervalwillbeplayedtwice.Eachintervalmaybeplayedharmonicallyand/ormelodically,eitherascendingordescending.Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
4.
Question 5 (4marks)Listentothefollowingscalesand/ormodes.Eachscaleormodewillbeplayedtwice,ascendingand/ordescending.Identifyeachscaleand/ormodeform.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
4.
SECTION B – Music language (aural)
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionB.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 6 (5marks)Youwillheartwodifferentmelodies.Thefirstmelodywillbeplayedinpart a.andthesecondmelodywillbeplayedinpart b.
Melody 1a. Listentothefollowingfour-barmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedtwice.Aone-barcount-in
willprecedeeachplaying.Firstplaying–5secondsofsilence
Secondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence Identifythetonalityofthemelody. 1mark
Melody 2b. Listentothefollowingfour-barmelody.Themelodywillbeplayedfourtimes.Therhythmof
themelodyisprovided.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.
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Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence
i. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsindicatedbyabracket. 3marks
1.
2.
3.
Fourthandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence
ii. Identifythetonalityofthemelody. 1mark
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SECTION B – continued
Question 7 (4marks)Listentothefollowingtriads/chords.Eachtriad/chordisinrootposition.Eachtriad/chordwillbeplayedtwice,inblockharmonyandasanarpeggio.Identifythequalityofeachtriad/chord.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence
1.
2.
3.
4.
Question 8 (4marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfourtimes,withsilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirstfourchordsaregiven.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords5and6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–5secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Bass note G C D G
Quality minor minor major minor
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 9 (8marks)Listentothefollowingchordprogression.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedfivetimes,withsilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirsttwochordsandthelasttwochordsaregiven.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords3–6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–5secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–5secondsofsilence
Fourthplaying–10secondsofsilenceFifthandfinalplaying–15secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Bass note Bb Eb F Bb
Quality major major dom7 major
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SECTION B – continued
Question 10 (8marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barworkforfluteandvioloncello.Theworkwillbeplayedsixtimes.Atranscriptionofthisworkisprintedbelow;however,thenotationismissingforbar2ofthevioloncellopartandbar4oftheflutepart.Therhythmofthemissingpartsisgiveninthetopline.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingnotationforbar2ofthevioloncellopartandbar4oftheflutepart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–20secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilenceFifthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
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Blankmanuscriptforroughworkifrequired
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SECTION B – continued
Question 11 (4marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars2and4ofthesnaredrumpart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilence
Thirdandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
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Question 12 (9marks)Listentothefollowingeight-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfivetimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationfor:• bar3ofthecongadrumpart• bar5ofthexylophonepart• bar7ofthexylophonepart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilence
Fifthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
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SECTION C – continued
SECTION C – Music language (written)
Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.
Question 13 (3marks)Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.
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Question 14 (4marks)Writeeachintervalusingsemibrevesintheindicatedclefontheprintedstavebelow.
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Question 15 (2marks)Circletwominor6thsthatoccurharmonicallybetweenPart1andPart2ontheprintedstavebelow.
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Question 16 (3marks)WriteanascendingLydianmodeontheprintedstavebelow.Themodeshould:• bewritteninminims• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature.
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Question 17(3marks)IdentifythequalityofthegivenchordsandtheirdiatonicfunctioninthekeyofGminor.Thequalityofthefirstchordanditsdiatonicfunctionaregiven.
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Quality minor
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SECTION C – Question 18 –continued
Question 18 (5marks)Usethefollowingnotationtoanswerthequestionsonpage19.
Concert pitch score
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clarinet in B b
horn in F
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a. Identifythescaleormodeformofthefirstfourbars. 1mark
b. Whatisthecorrecttimesignatureforbar4? 1mark
c. Circleadescendingmajor2ndinanyindividualpartasitoccursanywhereonthescore. 1mark
d. Identifytheintervalbetweenthenotesplayedbytheclarinetandtheoboeindicatedbytheboxatthebeginningofbar6. 1mark
e. Whatistheintervalbetweenthelowestnoteandthehighestnoteoftheclarinetpartin bars9and10indicatedbyabracket? 1mark
