1 Excerpt A

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1(a) What instrument is played during the intro' before the singing starts?

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1(b) What type of vocal effect can be heard?

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Excerpt B

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1(c) What is the first interval sung after the percussive intro?

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1(d) What three voice types can be heard?

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 Excerpt C

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1(e) Which two instruments can be heard during the introduction?

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1(f) What cadence can be heard at the end of the excerpt?

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(1 mark)

2 This excerpt will be played four times.

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2(a) What is the time signature of this excerpt?

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2(b) On which beats do the rhythmic accompaniment play?

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(1 mark)

2(c) What is the tonality of the excerpt?

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(1 mark)

2(d) Describe the use of rhythm, metre, dynamics and melody

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3 This excerpt will be played four times.

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3(a) What is the time signature of this excerpt?

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(1 mark)

3(b) Describe how the string accompaniment is playing in this excerpt.

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(1 mark)

3(c) What instrument can be heard playing the melody?

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(1 mark)

3(d) Which of the following rhythms best fits the first two bars of the melody?

Circle one answer

A B

C D

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4 This excerpt will be played four times.

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4(a) Comment on the harmony, tonality and dynamics of the following excerpt.

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4(b) What cadence can be heard at the end of the extract?

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(1 mark)

4(c) On the score, fill in the missing notes in bar 18 using the rhythms provided.

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5 This excerpt will be played four times. (Spotify Shall we Swing)

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5(a) What is the time signature of this excerpt?

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5(b) What is the tonality of this excerpt?

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5(c) Name two instruments (and their family) playing the melody.

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5(d) Which of the following words best describes the opening melody?

Scalic Chromatic Triadic Sequence

(1 mark)

6 Excerpt A

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6(a) What effects can be heard on the guitar during the intro?

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6(b) Comment on the guitar riff played after the first verse.

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Excerpt B

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6(c) What performance technique can be heard on the bass guitar during the
intro?

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(1 mark)

6(d) What is the tonality of this piece?

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7 This excerpt will be played four times. (The Crystals)

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7(a) How many bars does the intro last for before the first verse starts?

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(1 mark)

7(b) There are eight bars in the verse. The first chord is the tonic/D major.
Complete the chart below, indicting what chord is played in each bar. You can
use roman numerals or chord symbols.

I I
I V
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8 Excerpt A

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8(a) Comment on the rhythm and metre, melody and texture and harmony and
tonality.

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Excerpt B

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8(b) Comment on the rhythm and metre, harmony, tonality and tempo.

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(5 marks)

9 Excerpt A

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9(a) Name two percussion instruments heard in the intro.

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(2 marks)

9(b) Which of the following describes the texture?

Monophonic Polyphonic Homophonic Hetrophonic

(1 mark)

Excerpt B

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9(c) Name the melodic instrument featured in this excerpt

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(1 mark)

9(d) Which of the following words best fit this excerpt? Circle two answers

Drone Pedal Pitch Bend Sequence Riff

(2 marks)

10 Excerpt A

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10(a) What ornamentation can be heard at the beginning of the intro?

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(1 mark)

10(b) Which of the following words best describes the shape of the melody?
Circle one answer

Sequence Scalic Triadic Chromatic

(1 mark)

10(c) To which of the following does this excerpt modulate to? Circle one answer

Relative minor Relative major Tonic Major

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Excerpt B

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10(d) Which of the following terms best describes the opening bar of this excerpt?
Circle one answer

fp f p mp

(1 mark)

10(e) What instrument can be heard playing the melody?

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(1 mark)

10(f) List two ways in which the accompaniment is playing?

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11 Excerpt A

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11(a) List two instruments heard before the vocals start.

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(2 marks)

11(b) Which of the following best fits the excerpt? Circle one answer

AABA AAAA AABB AABC

(1 mark)

11(c) List two ways in which the excerpt changes when the vocals start

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12 Excerpt A

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 Listen to the following excerpt. Comment on the use of Rhythm & Metre,
Texture & Melody, Structure and Instrumental Techniques. (No marks will
be given for Harmony & Tonality or Timbre & Dynamics)

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12 Excerpt B

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12(a) List two percussion instruments that can be heard at the beginning of the
extract before the melody?

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(2 marks)

12(b) What instrument can be heard playing the main melody?

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(1 mark)

12(c) Which of the following words best describes the shape of the melody?

Triadic Scalic Pentatonic Chromatic

(1 mark)

12(d) On which degree of the scale does the melody end?

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(1 mark)

13 This excerpt will be played four times.

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13(a) Describe the performance technique used by the string section

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13(b) What is the time signature of this excerpt?

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(1 mark)
14 This excerpt will be played 4 times.

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14(a) What is the time signature of this piece?

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(1 mark)

14(b) What instrument can be heard playing the opening phrase before the main
theme?

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(1 mark)

14(c) What is the tonality of this excerpt?

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(1 mark)

14(d) Which of the words below best describes this piece? Circle one answer

Ballad Opera Waltz Sarabande

(1 mark)

14(e) What word best describes the relationship between the string section and the
woodwind section during the main theme?

Imitation Call and Response Sequence Counterpoint

(1 mark)

Total of 80 Marks