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MUSIC PERFORMANCEAural and written examination
Monday 18 November 2019 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• Questionandanswerbookof18pages,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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2019
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2019
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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2019MUSICPERFORMANCEEXAM 2
SECTION A – Question 1 –continued
SECTION A – Listening and interpretation
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpenorpencilinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
Question 1 (10marks)Work:‘BlahBlah’byKateMiller-HeidkeandMarkBrownPerformer:KateMiller-HeidkeAlbum:Telegram(EP,KateMiller-Heidke,2004)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbeafirstandsecondplayingforpart a.,andathirdplayingforpart b.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Listentothefirstandsecondplayingsforpart a.
Firstplaying(1′26″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′26″)–3minutesofsilence
a. Describehowtheperformersusephrasingandimprovisation/embellishment/ornamentationtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes. 6marks
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Listentothethirdandfinalplayingforpart b.Thirdandfinalplaying(1′26″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Describehowtheperformerscreateandsustainmoodandcharacterinthisexcerpt. 4marks
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SECTION A – Question 2 –continued
Question 2 (8marks)Work:‘DanceofthePaperUmbrellas’byElenaKats-CherninPerformers:TasmanianSymphonyOrchestraAlbum:Hush Collection Volume 13: The Magic Island(HushMusicFoundation,2013)
Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Firstplaying(1′22″)–30secondsofsilence
Secondplaying(1′22″)–3minutesofsilenceThirdandfinalplaying(1′22″)–3minutesofsilence
Discusshowtheperformersusetonecolourandarticulationtoachieveexpressiveoutcomes.
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SECTION A – Question 3 –continued
Question 3 (12marks)Thisquestionrelatestoexcerptsfromthework‘Crazy’,composedbyBrianBurton,ThomasCallaway, GianFrancoReverberiandGianPieroReverberi.
Interpretation AWork:‘Crazy’Performers:GnarlsBarkleyAlbum:St. Elsewhere(DowntownMusic,LLCandAtlanticRecordingCorporation,2006)
Interpretation BWork:‘Crazy’Performers:ScottBradlee’sPostmodernJukebox,featuringHannahGillandCaseyAbramsAlbum:The Essentials II(mudhutdigital,2018)
Theexcerptswillbeplayedthreetimes.Therewillbesilentworkingtimeaftereachexcerptisplayed.FirstplayingofInterpretationA(1′47″)–30secondsofsilenceFirstplayingofInterpretationB(2′14″)–1minuteofsilence
SecondplayingofInterpretationA(1′47″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplayingofInterpretationB(2′14″)–2minutesofsilence
ThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationA(1′47″)–1minuteofsilenceThirdandfinalplayingofInterpretationB(2′14″)–4minutesofsilence
Comparethewaysinwhichthetwointerpretationscreatedifferentexpressiveoutcomesthroughthreeofthefollowing:• articulation• balanceofmusiclines• tonecolour• tempo
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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.A one-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.
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Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence
a. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsindicatedbyabracket. 3marks
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2.
3.
Fourthandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence
b. Identifythetonalityofthemelody. 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.Thechordprogressionbeginsonthetonicchordandwillbeplayedthreetimes,withsilentworkingtimeaftereachplaying.Eachchordisinrootpositionandtheprogressionendswithacommoncadence.Thefirstfourchordsaregiven.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Identifythebassnoteandthequalityofchords5and6intheblankspacesoftheharmonicgridbelow.
Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilence
Thirdandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
Harmonic grid 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Bass note G E C A
Quality major minor major minor7
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 C G G C
Quality major major dom7 major
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SECTION B – continued
Question 10 (8marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barworkfortrumpetandbasstrombone.Theworkwillbeplayedsixtimes.Atranscriptionofthisworkisprintedbelow;however,thenotationismissingforbars2and3ofthetrumpetpart.Therhythmofthemissingpartsisgiveninthetopline.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingnotationforbars2and3ofthetrumpetpart.
Firstplaying–20secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–20secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilenceFifthplaying–30secondsofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
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bass trombone
trumpet in Bb
b. tbn.
tpt.
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Blankmanuscriptforroughworkifrequired
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SECTION B – continued
Question 11 (6marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedthreetimes.Atwo-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationforbars2and4ofthewoodblockpart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilence
Thirdandfinalplaying–20secondsofsilence
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woodblock
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Question 12 (8marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfivetimes.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationfor:• bar2ofthelowtompart• bar3ofthesnaredrumpart.
Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilence
Fifthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence
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snare drum
low tom
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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 (3marks)Writeeachintervalusingsemibrevesintheindicatedclefontheprintedstavebelow.
minor 7th above F perfect 5th below Bb major 3rd above Eb
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Question 15 (6marks)a. Writeanascendingminorpentatonicscaleontheprintedstavebelow.Thescaleshould:
• bewritteninminims• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature. 3marks
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b. Writeadescendingdorianmodeontheprintedstavebelow.Themodeshould:• bewritteninsemibreves• beginonthegivenstartingnote.
Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature. 3marks
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Question 16 (2marks)Writeeachchordinthegivenkeysontheprintedstavebelow.Youmayuseaccidentalsorakeysignature.
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IVmajor7ofAmajor iminorofGminor
Question 17 (4marks)IdentifythequalityandthediatonicfunctionofeachofthegivenchordsinthekeyofGmajor.Thequalityandthediatonicfunctionofthefirstchordandthelastchordaregiven.
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Diatonic function tonic(I) dominant(V)
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Question 18 (2 marks)Use the following notation to answer the questions below.
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a. Circle one example of a dominant 7th chord. 1 mark
b. What is the correct time signature for this work? 1 mark
2019 Music Performance Section A - Listening and interpretationSection B – Music language (aural)Section C – Music language (written)