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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
SEPTEMBER 2018
MUSIC P1
NAME:
MARKS: 120
TIME: 3 hours
*MUSCE1*
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Music Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape Mock 2018 QP (Eng)
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Eastern Cape Mock Exam 2018
Questions in this paper
- Question 1Notation, Rhythm & Metre20 marks
- Question 2Harmony, Chords & Composition15 marks
- Question 3Harmony, Chords & Composition10 marks
- Question 4Harmony, Chords & Composition
- Question 5Notation, Rhythm & Metre20 marks
- Question 6Western Art Music (WAM) — General Knowledge & Set Works [WAM]10 marks
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- Question 7Western Art Music (WAM) — General Knowledge & Set Works [WAM]5 marks
- Question 11Jazz — General Knowledge & Set Works [Jazz]10 marks
- Question 12Jazz — General Knowledge & Set Works [Jazz]5 marks
- Question 16Indigenous African Music (IAM) — General Knowledge & Set Works [IAM]10 marks
- Question 17Jazz — General Knowledge & Set Works [Jazz]5 marks
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2 MUSIC P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2018)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of FIVE sections, namely SECTIONS A, B, C,
D and E.
2. SECTIONS A and B are COMPULSORY.
3. SECTION C: WESTERN ART MUSIC (WAM), SECTION D: JAZZ and
SECTION E: INDIGENOUS AFRICAN MUSIC (IAM) are choice questions.
Answer only ONE of these sections (SECTION C or D or E)
4. Write all music notation in SECTION A in pencil and all written text in blue
or black ink. Answer in the spaces provided on this question paper.
5. Answer SECTION B and SECTION C or D or E in blue or black ink in the
ANSWER BOOK provided.
6. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in
this question paper.
7. The last page of this question paper is manuscript paper intended for rough
work. It may be removed by the candidate.
8. Candidates may NOT have access to any musical instrument for the
duration of this examination.
9. Use the table on the next page as a guide for mark and time allocation when
answering each question.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2018) MUSIC P1 3
MARKING GRID
SECTION QUESTION MARKS MARKER MODERATOR
A: THEORY OF MUSIC 1 20
(COMPULSORY) 2 15
3 10
4 15
SUBTOTAL 60
AND
B: GENERAL MUSIC
KNOWLEDGE 5 20
(COMPULSORY)
SUBTOTAL 20
AND
C: WAM 6 10
7 5
8 5
9 5
10 15
SUBTOTAL 40
OR
D: JAZZ 11 10
12 5
13 5
14 5
15 15
SUBTOTAL 40
OR
E: IAM 16 10
17 5
18 5
19 5
20 15
SUBTOTAL 40
GRAND TOTAL 120
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SECTION A: THEORY OF MUSIC (COMPULSORY) (90 minutes)
Answer QUESTION 1
AND QUESTION 2.1 OR 2.2
AND QUESTION 3.1 OR 3.2
AND QUESTION 4.1 OR 4.2
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided on this question paper.
QUESTION 1 (25 minutes)
1. Study the adapted extract from Plaisir d’amour by Martini below and answer
the questions that follow.
1.6
1.2
1.3.1 1.4.1
1.4.2
1.7
1.3.2
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1.1 Name the relative key of the piece.
(1)
1.2 Add the time signature at 1.2 on the score. Describe the time signature
completely.
(2)
1.3 Identify the intervals at 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 according to type and distance.
1.3.1 _________________________
1.3.2 _________________________ (2)
1.4 Name the triads at 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 according to type and position, e.g. minor,
second inversion. (Consider ONLY the notes in the blocks.)
1.4.1 _________________________
1.4.2 _________________________ (2)
1.5 What is the meaning of the Italian term molto lento?
(1)
1.6 Transpose the flute part at 1.6 a minor third lower. Remember to add the new
key signature. (2)
1.7 Rewrite the left hand part of the piano at 1.7 an octave higher in the tenor clef.
Use the correct clef and key signature. Also correct the grouping in the second
bar at 1.7. (3)
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1.8 Write the Phrygian mode on F, ascending, without key signature, in the alto
clef, using semibreves. (2)
1.9 Write the descending blues scale on Eb, with key signature, in the bass clef,
using minims. (2)
1.10 Which Italian term has the opposite meaning of cresc.?
(1)
1.11 Write TWO enharmonic versions of the note not belonging to the key of
the piece.
(2)
[20]
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QUESTION 2 (25 minutes)
Answer EITHER QUESTION 2.1 OR QUESTION 2.2.
2.1 Complete the opening motif below to form a twelve-bar melody in ternary
form for any single-line melodic instrument of your choice. Name the
instrument for which you are writing. Indicate the tempo and add dynamic
and articulation marks.
Instrument: _______________________________
The melody will be marked according to the following criteria:
MARK CANDIDATE’S
DESCRIPTION
ALLOCATION MARK
Form and cadential points 3
Correctness
2
Note stems, beats per bar, accidentals, spacing
Quality
Suitability, dynamics, articulation, tempo 10
indication, musicality
TOTAL 15 [15]
OR
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2.2 Complete the opening motif below to form a twelve-bar melody in ternary form for
any single-line melodic instrument of your choice. Name the instrument for which you
are writing. Indicate the tempo and add dynamic and articulation marks.
Instrument: _______________________________
The melody will be marked according to the following criteria:
MARK CANDIDATE’S
DESCRIPTION
ALLOCATION MARK
Form and cadential points 3
Correctness
2
Note stems, beats per bar, accidentals, spacing
Quality
Suitability, dynamics, articulation, tempo 10
indication, musicality
TOTAL 15 [15]
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QUESTION 3 (10 minutes)
Answer QUESTION 3.1 OR QUESTION 3.2
3.1 Study the adapted extract from the Sonatina Opus 168 no.3 by Diabelli
below and answer the questions that follow.
(g)
(a) (b)
____ ____
(c) (d)
____ ____
(f)
(e)
New key: ______
____
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3.1.1 The piece modulates from bars 15–20. Indicate the new key in the
space provided below the score. (1)
3.1.2 Figure the chords at (a)–(e) on the score complete using Roman
numerals, e.g. D: V (or Va). (5)
3.1.3 Name the type of non-chordal note at (f).
___________________________________ (1)
3.1.4 Choose the correct answer for the compositional technique that
appears at (g).
Repetition Sequence Inversion (1)
3.1.5 Compare the melodies of bar 04 – 43 and bar 84 – 123. Name TWO
differences that appear in the music.
(2)
[10]
OR
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3.2 Study the adapted extract below from Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney
and answer the questions that follow.
(a) (b) (c)
______
______ ______
(d) (e)
(f) ______
______
(h)
(g)
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3.2.1 Name the key of the piece.
(1)
3.2.2 Identify the chords (a) to (e) and write the chord symbols in the
spaces above the stave on the score, e.g. C/E. (5)
3.2.3 Name the type of non-chordal notes at (f) and (g).
(f) ____________________ (g) ____________________ (2)
3.2.4 Name the cadence at (h). Identify the cadence by adding the correct
chord symbols.
Cadence:
Chord symbols: (2)
[10]
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QUESTION 4 (30 minutes)
Answer QUESTION 4.1 OR QUESTION 4.2
4.1 Complete the four-part vocal harmonisation below by adding the alto, tenor
and bass parts. Use at least ONE non-chordal note in the added parts.
The harmonisation will be marked according to the criteria:
MARK CANDIDATE’S
DESCRIPTION
ALLOCATION MARK
Chord progression
12
Chord choice, correct use of cadence
14
Correctness
(Minus ½ mark
Notation, doubling, spacing, voice leading
per mistake)
Quality
Musicality, non-chordal notes, awareness of 4
style, creativity
(30 ÷ 2)
TOTAL 15 [15]
OR
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4.2 Complete the piece below by adding suitable harmonic material in the bass clef.
Continue in the style suggested by the given material in bar 1.
The harmonisation will be marked according to the criteria below:
MARK CANDIDATE’S
DESCRIPTION
ALLOCATION MARK
Chord progression
12
Choice of chords, correct use of cadences
Correctness
14
Notation, doubling, spacing, voice leading
Quality
Musicality, non-chordal notes, awareness of 4
style, creativity
(30 ÷ 2)
TOTAL 15 [15]
TOTAL SECTION A: 60
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SECTIONS B, C, D, E: GENERAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE (90 minutes)
Answer SECTION B
AND SECTION C (Western Art Music)
OR SECTION D (Jazz)
OR SECTION E (Indigenous African Music)
Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK provided.
SECTION B: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (COMPULSORY)
QUESTION 5
5.1 Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question
number (5.1.1–5.1.10) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 5.1.11 E.
5.1.1 A whole-tone scale consists of …
A intervals of a major 2nd.
B wholetones.
C semitones.
D A and B. (1)
5.1.2 In an ascending melodic minor, the following note(s) are raised:
A 4th and 5th
B 6th and 7th
C 2nd and 3rd
D None of the above (1)
5.1.3 Music is …
A sound.
B style.
C organised sound.
D noise. (1)
5.1.4 A melisma is …
A notes that are sung staccato.
B a person singing backing vocals.
C a group of syncopated notes.
D a tuneful flow of notes sung to a single syllable. (1)
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5.1.5 Rhythm is …
A the pattern of movement in time.
B the relationship between 2 or more pitches sounding
simultaneously.
C the quality of a sound and varies between voices and types of
instruments.
D the speed of the piece. (1)
5.1.6 Four hemidemisemiquavers are equal to …
A a semibreve.
B a quaver.
C a semiquaver.
D a crotchet. (1)
5.1.7 Lebhaft means …
A slow.
B graceful.
C at a walking pace.
D lively. (1)
5.1.8 Call and refrain in African music is …
A when the chorus responds with a short phrase to the soloist’s
call.
B when the chorus repeats the whole verse.
C when the chorus sings with the soloist.
D when the chorus responds with words and a melody different
than the music of the soloist. (1)
5.1.9 Jazz has two very distinctive features:
A Polyphony
B Improvisation
C Syncopation and rhythmic swing
D B and C (1)
5.1.10 Which instrument does not fit?
A Oboe
B French Horn
C Bassoon
D Saxophone (1)
(10 x 1) (10)
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5.2 Explain what you understand under the term music industry. (3)
5.3 What are the different steps of the value chain? (3)
5.4 Which company in South Africa is responsible for the mechanical rights of
music? (1)
5.5 Define any ONE of the following terms:
5.5.1 Music rights
5.5.2 Music creator
5.5.3 Performance rights
5.5.4 Mechanical rights (3)
TOTAL SECTION B: 20
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Answer SECTION C (WAM)
OR SECTION D (JAZZ)
OR SECTION E (IAM).
SECTION C: WESTERN ART MUSIC (WAM)
QUESTION 6
6.1 In the Baroque orchestra, the bass line was played by the cello, the double
bass and sometimes the bassoon. What was this bass line called? (1)
6.2 Name the two earlier styles of the development of the Symphony. (2)
6.3 In which of the three sections of Sonata Form do we find the heightened
tension of a work? (1)
6.4 What was the style called that Mendelssohn developed in which woodwinds
and strings play quick figures in high registers? (1)
6.5 Define the term aria. (1)
6.6 What is the meaning of bel canto? (1)
6.7 Name the Italian composer under whose leadership the item in
QUESTION 6.6 developed. (1)
6.8 Name TWO forms of the symphonic poem. (2)
[10]
QUESTION 7
7.1 Choose a character from COLUMN B that matches the aria in COLUMN A.
Write only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (7.1.1–7.1.3) in the
ANSWER BOOK, for example 7.1.4 F.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
7.1.1 Der Hölle Rache kocht in A Papageno
meinem Herzen
7.1.2 Der Vogelfӓnger bin ich ja B Tamino
7.1.3 O Isis und Osiris C Pamina
D Queen of the Night
E Sarastro
(3 x 1) (3)
7.2 Identify TWO differences between the Symphony of the Classical Period and
Symphony of the Romantic period. The answer can be given in table form. (2)
[5]
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QUESTION 8
Name FIVE specific musical characteristics which the composers of the Mannheim
school introduced into the orchestral music of their day. Describe each of these in
one sentence. (5)
[5]
QUESTION 9
Describe the introduction of the Overture of The Magic Flute by referring to, among
other things, the symbolism of Freemasonry. (5)
[5]
QUESTION 10
During his life, Mendelssohn was careful of the more radical musical developments
attempted by his Romantic period contemporaries. It is thus no surprise that his
Hebrides overture is written as a conventional sonata form.
Write an essay in which you give a layout of the above overture’s structure. (12)
You will be credited for the logical presentation of facts and the structure of your
essay. (3)
The essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
CRITERIA MARK ALLOCATION
Layout of form structure 12
Logical presentation and structure of the essay 3
TOTAL 15
[15]
TOTAL SECTION C: 40
OR
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SECTION D: JAZZ
QUESTION 11
11.1 Choose the correct answer from COLUMN B to match the statement/name
in COLUMN A. Write only the correct matching letter (A–E) next to the
question number (11.1.1–11.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, for
example 11.1.6 F.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
11.1.1 African Inkspots A Phillip Tabane
11.1.2 Jazz Epistles B Hugh Masekela
11.1.3 Silent Beauty C Josephine “Dolly” Rathebe
11.1.4 Star Time D Masekela, Moeketsi, Gwangwa
11.1.5 Trumpet E The Dark City Sisters
(5 x 1) (5)
11.2 Identify the style of jazz of the artists below:
11.2.1 Fezile “Feya” Faku
11.2.2 The Blue Notes
11.2.3 Gideon Nxumalo
11.2.4 Mahotella Queens
11.2.5 Lemmy “Special” Mabaso (5)
[10]
QUESTION 12
12.1 What is Afro Jazz? (1)
12.2 Name ONE Afro Jazz group of the 1980’s that achieved great commercial
success. (1)
12.3 Name ONE instrument played by Zim Ngqawana. (1)
12.4 Name TWO early bands Gumede was linked to. (2)
[5]
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QUESTION 13
Discuss the style characteristics of ONE of the artists of Cape Jazz. Name at least
ONE hit/album.
x Dollar Brand
x Robbie Jansen
x Winston Ngozi (5)
[5]
QUESTION 14
Spokes Mashiyane and his Big Five’s jazz style contributed towards pennywhistle
music. Identify the style and name FOUR characteristics of Mashiyane’s jazz style. (5)
[5]
QUESTION 15
Give the correct term for Africa jazz or Township jazz. Write an analytical essay on
the characteristics of the style. Focus on any TWO of the following groups and their
contributions.
x The Jazz Maniacs
x The Merry Blackbirds
x The Manhattan Brothers
x Dark City Sisters
You will be credited for the logical presentation of facts and the structure of your
essay.
The essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
CRITERIA MARK ALLOCATION
Correct term 1
Style characteristics 3
Group one and contribution 4
Group two and contribution 4
Logical presentation and structure of the essay 3
TOTAL 15 (15)
[15]
TOTAL SECTION D: 40
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SECTION E: INDIGENUOUS AFRICAN MUSIC (IAM)
QUESTION 16
16.1 Choose the correct answer from COLUMN B to match the item in COLUMN
A. Write only the correct matching letter (A–E) next to the question number
(16.1.1–16.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, example 16.1.6 F.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
16.1.1 Cothoza A Acoustic guitar
16.1.2 Cool Crooners B Trance-like state
16.1.3 Isginci C Walking on toes
16.1.4 Busi Mhlongo D Blue Sky
16.1.5 Traditional Malombo music E Maskandi
(5 x 1) (5)
16.2 Answer the following questions as TRUE or FALSE.
16.2.1 Isicathamiya is a style of singing with accompaniment.
16.2.2 Izibongo is the fast, spoken parts of Maskandi songs.
16.2.3 Abavumayo is an instrument.
16.2.4 The space for a spiritual performance is important when placing
the performers.
16.2.5 Vertical dimension in music entails the organising of
consonance and dissonance through rhythm. (5 x 1) (5)
[10]
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QUESTION 17
17.1 Name THREE characteristics of the music of the Soul Brothers. (3)
17.2 Name FOUR instruments which are associated with later malombo jazz. (2)
[5]
QUESTION 18
What is the isihomuhomu in isicathamiya and why is it important as part of the
performance? (5)
[5]
QUESTION 19
How was Kiba detribalised and changed to Free Kiba by Sello Galane? (5)
[5]
QUESTION 20
‘In the early 1960’s a new African jazz style with significant characteristics
developed; it is sometimes referred to as “musical daily bread”.’
Write an essay discussing the above statement by referring to the Makgona
Tsohle band and their style of music.
You will be credited for the logical presentation of facts and the structure of your
essay.
The essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
CRITERIA MARK ALLOCATION
Name of the style 1
Development of the style 2
Characteristics of the style 3
Background of the band 3
Style characteristics of the band 3
Logical presentation and structure of the essay 3
TOTAL 15 (15)
[15]
TOTAL SECTION E: 40
GRAND TOTAL: 120
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