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3660U30-1 Z22-3660U30-1

WEDNESDAY, 22 JUNE 2022 – MORNING

MUSIC
Unit 3 – Appraising
1 hour approximately

For Examiner’s use only

Maximum Mark
Question
Mark Awarded
1. 9
2. 9

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3. 9

01
4. 9

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 5. 9

Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel 6. 9

pen or correction fluid. 7. 9
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in
the spaces at the top of this page. 8. 9
Answer all questions. Total 72
Answers to all questions, including rough work, should
be made in the spaces provided in the answer booklet.
Answers in music notation may be written in pencil.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The appraising examination consists of 8 questions on the areas of study.
Full instructions are included on the CDs which will be played to you.
The maximum mark for this paper is 72.
The quality of written communication and the accurate use of specialist terminology will be
assessed in Question 2.
The allocation of marks is given at the end of each question or part-question.
At the end of the examination this answer booklet must be handed to the invigilator.
You will have 2 minutes to read through the questions.

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Answer all questions.

Area of Study 1: Musical Forms and Devices

1. Prepared Extract. Listen to the following extract from the Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (Op.46). A
skeleton score of the first 8 bars is provided and the extract will be played three times with a
30 second pause between each playing. There will be a 2 minute silence after the final
playing for you to complete your answers.

You now have 1 minute to read the questions and look at the score before the first playing of
the extract.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

arco divisi

. . œ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ. #œ. œ. œ. œ œœ œ
a tempo
œ
X
˙
3œ œ #œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ
&4 œ
p Texture?

œ œ œ œ #œ
œ
˙ nœ
œ
œ œ
œ
#œ ˙
& etc.
Melody?

(a) Underline the section heard at the start of the extract. [1]

Section A Section A1 Section A2

(b) Give the full name of the key at the start of the extract (for example, C Major). [1]

......................................................................................

(c) State the texture in the second bar of the extract. [1]

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(d) (i) Underline the interval between the two notes marked with a bracket . [1]

[
3rd 4th 5th 6th

(ii) Underline the word that describes the melody in the same bar. [1]

Chromatic Conjunct Disjunct Scalic

(e) Give the meaning of the word arco. [1]

(f) Name the ornament heard at X on the score. [1]

......................................................................................

(g) Name the composer of this piece of music. [1]

......................................................................................

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(h) Underline the date when this music was originally composed. [1]

03
1775 1825 1875 1925

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2. You will now hear another extract, which will be played three times. There will be a 30 second
pause between each playing and a 5 minute silence after the final playing for you to complete
your answer.

The extract is based on the following text:

And He shall purify the sons of Levi,

That they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

You now have 30 seconds to read the question before the first playing of the extract.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

In the extract, describe the use of:

• instruments
• voices
• performance techniques/articulation
• texture

In your answer you must refer to all four elements. You may make rough notes on this page
and begin your answer on the next page.

The quality of written communication and the accurate use of specialist terminology will be
assessed in this question.

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Begin your answer to question 2 here:

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Area of Study 2: Music for Ensemble

3. You will now hear a version of Dacw ’Nghariad. It will be played four times with a 30 second
pause between each playing. There will be a 3 minute silence after the final playing for you to
complete your answers.

You now have 1 minute to read the questions before the first playing of the extract.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

(a) After the introduction, complete the missing rhythm in the first two bars of the vocal
part. The pitches are provided. [4]

Rhythm?

4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœœœ˙
Da - cw ’ngha-riad i lawr yn y ber- llan; tw rym-di ro rym-di ra-dl id - l al.

(b) Name the instrument accompanying in the extract. [1]

......................................................................................

(c) Underline the tonality of the extract. [1]

Major Minor Modal

(d) Underline the musical style heard in the extract. [1]

Baroque Blues Cerdd Dant Welsh Folk

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(e) Tick (√) two melodic features heard in the extract. [2]

Melodic feature Tick (√)

Anacrusis

Answering phrase

Chromatic movement

Countermelody

Sequence

Trill

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4. You will now hear two extracts from the musical Cats. Each extract will be played three times
in the order shown below with a 30 second pause between each playing. There will be a
2 minute silence after the final playing for you to complete your answers.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extracts. [9]

1 1 2 2 1 2

Extract 1

(a) State the tonality of the extract. [1]

......................................................................................

(b) Underline the time signature of the music. [1]

3 4 5 9
4 4 4 8

(c) Give a suitable Italian term for the tempo of the extract. [1]

......................................................................................

Extract 2

(d) The soloist sings a broken chord at the start of the extract. Underline the chord. [1]

Dominant 7th Subdominant Tonic

(e) Describe two melodic features of the brass parts. [2]

1. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Both Extracts

(f) In the table below, tick (√) two features heard in Extract 1 only and tick (√) one feature
heard in both extracts. [3]

Extract 1 only Both extracts

(tick 2) (tick 1)

Swing Style

Syncopation

Triplet Figures

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Area of Study 3: Film Music

5. You will now hear an extract from a piece of film music. It will be played three times with a
30 second pause between each playing. There will be a 1 minute silence after the final
playing for you to complete your answers.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions before the first playing of the extract.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

(a) Name the solo instrument. [1]

......................................................................................

(b) Tick (√) the correct pitches heard by this instrument at the start of the extract. [1]

#
&# œœœ œ œ

## œ
& œ œ œ œ

#
&# œ œ œ œ œ

(c) The key signature has two sharps. Identify the key (for example, C Major) of the
extract. [1]

......................................................................................

(d) Underline the instrument heard in the accompaniment. [1]

Guitar Harpsichord Organ Piano

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(e) Describe the texture of the music. [2]

(f) Describe the harmony throughout the extract. [2]

(g) Underline the melodic feature heard at the end of the extract. [1]

Anticipation note Arpeggio Blue Note Trill

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6. You will now hear two extracts of film music. Each extract will be played three times with a
30 second pause between each playing. There will be a 2 minute silence after the final
playing for you to complete your answers.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions before the first playing of the first extract.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extracts. [9]

Extract 1 Extract 2

Extract 1

(a) State the time signature of the music. [1]

........................................................................................

(b) Identify how the timbre of the trumpet has been changed. [1]

........................................................................................

(c) Identify the instrument performing a glissando in the extract. [1]

........................................................................................

(d) State the tonality of the music. [1]

........................................................................................

Extract 2

(e) Name the solo instrument heard in the extract. [1]

........................................................................................

(f) Underline the family of instruments accompanying the solo. [1]

Brass Percussion Strings Woodwind

(g) Suggest a dynamic marking for the start of this extract. [1]

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(h) Underline two musical features of the accompaniment. [2]

Alberti Bass Arpeggio Drone

Ostinato Perfect 5th Interval Sforzando

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Area of Study 4: Popular Music

7. Prepared Extract. Listen to the following extract from Everything Must Go, which will be
played three times. There will be a 30 second pause between each playing and a 2 minute
silence after the final playing for you to complete your answers.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions before the first playing of the extract.
You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

(a) Underline the tempo of the music. [1]

110bpm 135bpm 160bpm 185bpm

(b) Underline the word which describes the drum kit rhythm at the start of the piece. [1]

Dotted Rock rhythm Swung Syncopation Triplets

(c) Give one feature of the guitar part in the verse. [1]

.....................................................................................................................................

(d) Name the section of the song with the lyrics ‘Freed from the memory’. [1]

........................................................................................

(e) Complete the first four chords as heard in the chorus. [2]

E E

(f) Describe the string parts in the chorus. [1]

(g) Name the band performing the extract. [1]

........................................................................................

(h) Name the specific musical style of this piece of music. [1]

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8. Finally, you will hear an extract of popular music, which will be played three times. There will
be a 30 second pause between each playing and a 2 minute silence after the final playing for
you to complete your answers.

You now have 30 seconds to read the questions before the first playing of the extract. The
lyrics of the extract have been printed below.

You may wish to place a tick (√) in the box each time you hear the extract. [9]

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Introduction
Line 1: Very superstitious, writing’s on the wall,
Line 2: Very superstitious, ladders ’bout to fall,
Line 3: Thirteen-month-old baby broke the lookin’ glass,
Line 4: Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past,
Line 5: When you believe in things that you don’t understand,
Line 6: Then you suffer, superstition ain’t the way.

(a) Underline the number of beats heard in each bar. [1]

2 3 4 6

(b) Describe three musical features of the introduction. [3]

1. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

3. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

(c) Name two wind instruments playing in the extract. [2]

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) In lines 1–6, identify the line number (as shown above) where a: [2]

drum fill can first be heard. Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

chord change is first heard in the song. Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(e) Name the musical style of this piece. [1]

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