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SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
MUSIC P2
2018
MARKING GUIDELINES
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Music/P2 2 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of THREE sections:
SECTION A: Aural (10)
SECTION B: Recognition (12)
SECTION C: Form (8)
2. QUESTION 1, QUESTION 2, QUESTION 3 and QUESTION 7 are
COMPULSORY.
3. Answer QUESTION 4 (Western Art Music (WAM)) OR QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR
QUESTION 6 (Indigenous African Music (IAM)).
4. Write ALL your answers on this question paper. Use a pencil for music notation
and blue or black ink for the other answers.
5. This examination will be written while candidates are listening to a CD.
6. The music teacher of the centre must conduct the examination in the presence
of the invigilator.
7. The last page of this question paper is manuscript paper intended for rough
work. The candidate must NOT remove this page.
8. Candidates may NOT have access to any musical instrument for the duration of
this examination.
9. Candidates must take note of the mark allocation of each question to provide
enough information in their answers.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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Music/P2 3 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PERSON OPERATING THE SOUND EQUIPMENT
1. The instructions for the music teacher appear in frames.
2. Each music extract (track) must be played the number of times specified in the
question paper.
3. Allow adequate time between tracks to give candidates time to think and write
their answers before playing the next track.
4. The number of the track must be announced clearly each time before it is
played.
5. If a school offers more than one stream (Western Art Music (WAM)), jazz,
Indigenous African Music (IAM)), the following guidelines must be followed:
• Each stream must write the examination in a separate venue.
• Each venue must be equipped with suitable sound equipment.
• Each venue must have its own CD with music extracts.
• An invigilator must be present in each venue.
6. The tracks have to be played as follows:
• WAM candidates: Tracks 1–18 and Tracks 30–34
• JAZZ candidates: Tracks 1–10, Tracks 19–23 and Tracks 30–34
• IAM candidates: Tracks 1–10 and Tracks 24–34
7. A battery-powered CD player must be available in case of a power failure.
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Music/P2 4 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
SUMMARY OF MARKS
SECTION A: AURAL TOTAL
QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY) 4
QUESTION 2 (COMPULSORY) 6
SUBTOTAL 10
SECTION B: RECOGNITION TOTAL
QUESTION 3 (COMPULSORY) 4
QUESTION 4 (WAM) OR 8
QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR 8
QUESTION 6 (IAM) 8
SUBTOTAL 12
SECTION C: FORM TOTAL
QUESTION 7 (COMPULSORY) 8
SUBTOTAL 8
GRAND TOTAL 30
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Music/P2 5 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
Note to the marker: Candidates must be credited for any correct answers not given in
the memorandum.
SECTION A: AURAL
QUESTION 1
Play Track 1 THREE times in succession.
1.1 Which ONE of extract (a), (b) or (c) below best represents the solo voice part?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Answer:
(a)
(b)
X
(c)
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Music/P2 6 DBE/2018
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Play Track 2 TWICE in succession.
1.2 Listen to the melodic and rhythmic phrase. Notate the rhythm of the missing
notes in bars 2–3 below.
Play Track 2 TWICE again.
Answer:
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
½ mark per note as indicated = 3 marks (3)
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Music/P2 7 DBE/2018
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QUESTION 2
Play Track 3 ONCE to provide a general overview.
Listen to the extract below. Answer the questions that follow.
Answer score:
Play Track 4 TWICE.
2.1 Describe the role of the guitar in this extract.
Answer:
• Chordal accompaniment
• Harmonic support to melody
• Chordal homophonic texture supporting melody
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Music/P2 8 DBE/2018
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2.2 The notation of bars 3 and 4 has been omitted at X on the score. Fill in the
missing pitches and note values that correspond with the music that you hear.
Answer:
See score
Correct pitch and note value = 1 mark each
No mark for correct pitch or note value only (3)
Play Track 5 TWICE.
2.3 Name the compositional technique used at Y. (The track starts in bar 5.)
Answer:
• Sequence
• Rhythmic repetition
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 6 TWICE.
2.4 Name the interval formed between the given note and the missing note at Z.
(The track starts with an upbeat to bar 21.)
Answer:
Perfect 4th (See score)
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
[6]
TOTAL SECTION A: 10
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Music/P2 9 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
SECTION B: RECOGNITION OF MUSIC CONCEPTS
QUESTION 3: GENERAL LISTENING (COMPULSORY)
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
Note to marker: if a candidate selected more than two items in a question, only the
first two must be marked.
Play Track 7 TWICE.
3.1 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you hear in
Track 7? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 7
Marimba
Double bass melody X
Dorian mode (modal minor) X
Major key
Piano introduction X
Organ introduction
First TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
Play Track 8 TWICE.
3.2 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you hear in
Track 8? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 8
Brass section X
Ragtime
Swing X
Major key
Starts with djembe introduction X
Starts with floor tom-tom
First TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
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Music/P2 10 DBE/2018
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Play Track 9 and Track 10 TWICE each.
3.3 Listen to two versions of Dona Nobis Pacem (Track 9 and Track 10) and
answer the questions that follow.
3.3.1 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you
hear in Track 9 and Track 10? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate
blocks for EACH track.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 9 Track 10
Call and response
SATB choir X
Piano accompaniment X
Starts with an introduction X
Minor key
Children's choir X
Starts with a monophonic texture X
A cappella X
First TWO correct answers per track = 2 x 2 = 4 marks (4)
3.3.2 With which TWO genres do you associate both versions of the
work? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
Answer:
Choral work Art song Vocal canon Hymn Vocal fugue
First TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
3.3.3 Indicate whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Make a
cross (X) in the appropriate blocks.
Answer:
TRUE FALSE
(a) Both performances begin with an X
upbeat.
(b) Both performances end with a X
perfect cadence.
Correct answers = 2 marks (2)
(12 ÷ 3) [4]
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Music/P2 11 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
Answer QUESTION 4 (WAM) OR QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR QUESTION 6 (IAM).
QUESTION 4: WAM
4.1 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 11 TWICE.
4.1.1 From which movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 is this
extract taken?
Answer:
First movement
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 12 TWICE.
4.1.2 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you
hear in Track 12? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 12
Triplet figure in accompaniment X
Development X
Adagio
Coda
Flute and oboe melodic material X
Clarinet and trumpet melodic material
Compound triple time
Repetition of motif in different keys X
First THREE correct answers = 3 marks (3)
4.1.3 Which prominent dynamic feature do you hear in this extract?
Answer:
• A gradual crescendo
• Crescendo poco a poco
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Music/P2 12 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
4.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 13 TWICE.
4.2.1 Complete the table below by giving a description of EACH item in
Track 13.
Answer:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Work Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn
Style period Romantic period
Tempo Allegro moderato
Dynamics p cresc. f decresc.
Correct answers = 4 marks (4)
Play Track 14 TWICE.
4.2.2 Which ONE of these Italian terms best describes the mood of the
entire extract?
Answer:
Giocoso Espressivo Con fuoco Smorzando
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
4.3 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 15 ONCE.
4.3.1 Name the TWO characters who sing this duet.
Answer:
• Pamina
• Papageno
TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
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Music/P2 13 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
Play Track 16 TWICE.
4.3.2 Which type of articulation do you hear in the accompaniment part of
this extract?
Answer:
• Detached chords
• Non-legato chords
• Staccato
Any ONE correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 17 TWICE.
4.3.3 Name the cadence that you hear at the end of this extract.
Answer:
Imperfect cadence
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
4.3.4 Give a suitable Italian/German term that describes the mood or
character of this music.
Answer:
• Tranquillo
• Cantabile
• Espressivo
• Ruhig
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 18 TWICE.
4.3.5 Give the term for the vocal decoration in the soprano part on the
single word, 'an'.
Answer:
Melisma
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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Music/P2 14 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
QUESTION 5: JAZZ
5.1 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 19 TWICE.
5.1.1 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you
hear in Track 19? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 19
Bass and drum introduction X
Pentatonic scale
Piano and voice in unison X
Boogie-woogie
Syncopation X
Kwêla
Melodic ostinato X
Skiffle beat
Ghoema beat X
First THREE correct answers = 3 marks (3)
Play Track 20 ONCE.
5.1.2 Which instrument(s) play(s) the melody?
Answer:
• Saxophone(s)
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
5.1.3 Name TWO features of this melody.
Answer:
• Stepwise/scale movement in the first section
• Improvisation in the second section
• Use of ornamentation
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
Play Track 21 TWICE.
5.1.4 Give ONE or TWO word(s) to describe the style of the piano part.
Answer:
• Percussive playing
• Chordal romp
• Aggressive
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Music/P2 15 DBE/2018
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5.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 22 TWICE.
5.2.1 Name TWO South African artists/bands with which you associate
this extract.
Answer:
• Sipho Gumede
• Spirits Rejoice
• Sakhile
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
5.2.2 Briefly describe the role of the instruments below in this extract.
Answer:
INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
Provides rhythmic drive
Drum kit
Steady beat
Short improvised riffs
Bass guitar
Ostinato/Repetition
Melodic improvisation
Saxophone
Repeated melodic motif
THREE correct answers = 3 marks (3)
5.3 Listen to the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 23 TWICE.
5.3.1 Complete the table below by giving a description of EACH item in
Track 23.
Answer:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Tonality Major/Mostly I – IV – V - I
Mood Relaxed, laid-back, moderately lively
Style Kwela
Correct answers = 3 marks (3)
5.3.2 This melody is played as a call and response. Name the instrument
playing the call.
Answer:
• Saxophone
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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Music/P2 16 DBE/2018
SCE – Marking Guidelines
QUESTION 6: IAM
6.1 Listen to the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 24 ONCE.
6.1.1 Identify the style of music in this extract.
Answer:
Maskandi
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
6.1.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.1.1.
Answer:
• Introductory isihlabo
• Isihlabo played by concertina
• Guitar played in a picked style (ukupika)
• Call and response between the leader and the backing singers
• Izibongo (praise poetry)
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
6.1.3 Name TWO artists which you associate with this extract.
Answer:
• Phuzekhemisi
• Shwi Nomtekhala
• Hash 'elimhlophe
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
6.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the question that follows.
Play Track 25 and Track 26 in succession.
With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you hear in
Track 25 and Track 26? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks for
EACH track.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 25 Track 26
Aerophones X X
Monophonic texture
Syncopation X X
Guitar introduction
Descending melodic motive X X
Ukuvamba
Dipoko (Praise poetry) X
First TWO correct answers per track = 2 x 2 = 4 marks
(4)
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Music/P2 17 DBE/2018
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6.3 Listen to the extracts and follow the instructions that follow.
Play Track 27 ONCE.
6.3.1 Describe TWO features of the rhythmic material used in this extract.
Answer:
• Repetition of rhythmic patterns
• Moderately fast rhythmic material used
• Extensive use of syncopation
• Use of typical drum rudiments (flam, drag, etc.)
• Compound time signature
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
Play Track 28 ONCE.
6.3.2 Identify the vocal technique that you hear in this extract.
Answer:
Crepitation/Shouting/Pitch bending
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
6.3.3 Explain the purpose of the vocal technique used in this extract.
Answer:
• To increase excitement
• To show enjoyment of the performance
Any correct answer =1 mark (1)
6.4 Listen to the extracts and follow the instructions that follow.
Play Track 29 ONCE.
6.4.1 Identify the style of music in this extract.
Answer:
• Isicathamiya
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Music/P2 18 DBE/2018
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6.4.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.4.1.
Answer:
• Male choir/ensemble (TTBB)
• Repetitive cyclic harmonic progressions
• Call and response/overlapping voices
• Use of crepitation
Any TWO correct answers = 2 marks (2)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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Music/P2 19 DBE/2018
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SECTION C: FORM
QUESTION 7
Read and study the questions for ONE minute.
Play Track 30 ONCE to provide a general overview.
Listen to the piece below while you study the score.
Fast tempo with energy
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Play Track 30 again.
7.1 What is the overall form of this piece?
Answer:
• Ternary form
• ABA
• Intro AABBA
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
7.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 7.1 by giving a schematic layout of the
form. Use the table below.
Answer:
SECTION BAR NUMBERS MARKS
A - ½ (including Introduction) 1–47 ½ = 1 mark
B-½ 48–63 ½ = 1 mark
A½ 64–80 ½ = 1 mark
OR
SECTION BAR NUMBERS MARKS
Introduction 1–151
AA - ½ 152–47 ½ = 1 mark
BB ½ 472–64 ½ = 1 mark
A½ 64–80 ½ = 1 mark
½ mark for each correct section (3 sections) = 1½ marks
½ mark for each correct set of bar numbers (3 sets of bar numbers)
= 1½ marks (3)
7.3 Name the key of this piece.
Answer:
G major
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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Play Track 31 TWICE.
7.4 Does the work start with a homophonic or polyphonic texture?
Answer:
Homophonic
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 32 ONCE.
7.5 Choose the term which best describes the vocal technique in this piece. Make
a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Answer:
Yodelling Crepitation Ululation Melisma
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 33 TWICE.
7.6 Name the cadence at the end of the piece in bars 78–80 at X. (The track
starts with the upbeat to bar 78.)
Answer:
• Plagal cadence
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 34 ONCE for a final overview.
TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30
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