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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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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

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question 5 (4marks)Listentothefollowingscalesand/ormodes.Eachscaleormodewillbeplayedtwice,ascendingand/ordescending.Identifyeachscaleand/ormode.

Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence

1.

2.

3.

4.

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.

44/

1. 2. 3.

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Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–10secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–15secondsofsilence

a. Identifythesizeandthequalityoftheintervalsindicatedbyabracket. 3marks

1.

2.

3.

Fourthandfinalplaying–10secondsofsilence

b. Identifythetonalityofthemelody. 1mark

Question 7 (4marks)Listentothefollowingtriads/chords.Eachtriad/chordisinrootposition.Eachtriad/chordwillbeplayedtwice,inblockharmonyand/orasanarpeggio.Identifythequalityofeachtriad/chord.

Firstplaying–5secondsofsilenceSecondandfinalplaying–5secondsofsilence

1.

2.

3.

4.

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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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1 2

3 4

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œ œ œ œ œ ™ œj

Œ œ œœ œ ™ œ

Jœ œ

œ œ œ œ

œ ™ œnJ˙

œ œ œœ œn œ ˙

bass trombone

trumpet in Bb

b. tbn.

tpt.

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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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2

3 4

98

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‰ œ ‰ œ œ ™ ‰ œ œ œ ™ œ ™

œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ

‰ œ œ œ œj

œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™

œ œ œ œ œj

œ œj

1

finger cymbals

woodblock

f. cym.

wb.

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Question 12 (8marks)Listentothefollowingfour-barexcerpt.Theexcerptwillbeplayedfivetimes.Aone-barcount-inwillprecedeeachplaying.Transcribethemissingrhythmicnotationfor:• bar2ofthelowtompart• bar3ofthesnaredrumpart.

Firstplaying–15secondsofsilenceSecondplaying–15secondsofsilenceThirdplaying–20secondsofsilenceFourthplaying–20secondsofsilence

Fifthandfinalplaying–30secondsofsilence

21

3 4

44

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44

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Ó Œ ‰ œj

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ ™ œj

˙

Œ ‰ œj Œ ‰ œ

j Œ ‰ œj

Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

œ ™ œj

œ œ œ ˙ œ Œ

triangle

snare drum

low tom

tri.

s. d.

l. t.

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SECTION C – continued

SECTION C – Music language (written)

Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpencilinthespacesprovided.

Question 13 (3marks)Identifythesizeandthequalityofeachinterval.

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1. 2. 3.

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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.

& ?

IVmajor7ofAmajor iminorofGminor

Question 17 (4marks)IdentifythequalityandthediatonicfunctionofeachofthegivenchordsinthekeyofGmajor.Thequalityandthediatonicfunctionofthefirstchordandthelastchordaregiven.

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1. 2. 3. 4.

Diatonic function tonic(I) dominant(V)

Quality major major

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Question 18 (2 marks)Use the following notation to answer the questions below.

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1 2 3 4

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soprano

alto

tenor

bass

& bb

& bb

&‹

bb

? bb

œ œ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ ™ œ œJœ œ

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œ ˙ ™ œ œj

œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ ™ œ œj

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œ œ œ ™ œ œj

œ ™ œ œJ œ™ œ ™ œ œ ˙ ™

œ œ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™

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)