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SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS/
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
MUSIC P2
2023
MARKING GUIDELINES
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Music/P2 2 DBE/2023
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of THREE sections:
SECTION A: Aural (8)
SECTION B: Recognition of Music Concepts (14)
SECTION C: Form Analysis (8)
2. QUESTION 1, QUESTION 2 and QUESTION 6 are COMPULSORY.
3. In addition also answer QUESTION 3 (Indigenous African Music (IAM)) OR
QUESTION 4 (Jazz) OR QUESTION 5 (Western Art Music (WAM)).
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 done 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. Candidates 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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SECTION A: AURAL
QUESTION 1
1.1 Notate the rhythm of the missing notes in bars 2 and 3 below.
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
½ mark x 6 = 3 as indicated (3)
1.2 Notate the missing notes of the melodic line at (A) and (B).
Pitch and rhythm must be correct: ½ mark x 2 (1)
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QUESTION 2
Answer the following questions by making a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
2.1 Identify the cadences at the end of each of the following TWO extracts.
2.1.1 Perfect Interrupted Plagal Imperfect
1 mark (1)
2.1.2 Perfect Interrupted Plagal Imperfect
1 mark (1)
2.2 Which ONE of the following describes the time signature?
Irregular Duple Triple Quadruple
1 mark (1)
2.3 Identify the change in texture.
Monophonic to Monophonic to Homophonic to Polyphonic to
homophonic polyphonic polyphonic monophonic
1 mark (1)
2.4 Which feature in this performance drives the music?
Overtone singing Solo voice Body percussion Chord cycle
1 mark (1)
2.5 Which term best describes the movement of the melody?
Ascending Sequential Stepwise Chromatic
1 mark (1)
2.6 Identify the tempo of this extract and describe how it changes.
Answer:
Slow tempo initially,
then suddenly a fast tempo,
then a small ritardando at the final cadence
2 marks (2)
(8 ÷ 2) [4]
TOTAL SECTION A: 8
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SECTION B: RECOGNITION OF MUSIC CONCEPTS
Answer QUESTION 3 (IAM)
OR QUESTION 4 (JAZZ)
OR QUESTION 5 (WAM).
Note to marker: If a candidate selected more items than requested, only the first answers
must be marked.
QUESTION 3: INDIGENOUS AFRICAN MUSIC (IAM)
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Indicate THREE items from COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 10.
Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Polyrhythm X
Djembe and mbira ensemble
Melodic material over marimba accompaniment X
Improvisation on marimba
Multiple whistles creating layering X
Call and response X
Mbaqanga
Izihlabo
3x1 (3)
3.2 Indicate THREE items from COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 11.
Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Quadruple time X
Triple time
Bass guitar ostinato X
Skiffle rhythm
Bass guitar introduction
Chordophones and aerophones
Chordophones and membranophones X
Syncopation X
3x1 (3)
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3.3 Describe the accompaniment and the melody in this extract.
Answer:
Accompaniment
o Strong isiZulu dance drum beat
o Chordal singing in falsetto
o Vocal pitch bending employed
o Electric guitar accompaniment
o Synthesizer/Instrumental melodic fills
o Driving bass line supports the chord progression
Any TWO (2)
Melody
o Sung by the lead singer
o Repetitive melodic phrases
o Vocal improvisation
o In a section of the melody the lyrics fall away and the melody is sung to
'na-na-na'
Any ONE (1)
3.4 With which ONE of the following indigenous styles in COLUMN A do you
associate EACH track? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block for each
track.
COLUMN A Track 13 Track 14 Track 15
Malombo X
Kwela X
Isicathamiya X
Mbaqanga
3 marks (3)
3.5 Choose the term that describes the compositional technique heard in the
vocal part. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Sequence Melorhythm Repetition Improvisation
1 mark (1)
3.6 3.6.1 Name the instrument playing the melody in this extract.
Answer: Saxophone 1 mark (1)
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3.6.2 Briefly describe the accompaniment provided by the double bass,
drum kit and guitar/banjo.
Answer:
Double bass
o Plucked
o Plays a cyclic bass line of I-IV-V-V
Drum kit
o Snare drum brush sound
o Shuffle-like rhythm
o Continuous rhythmic support
Guitar/Banjo
o Rhythmic strumming/Skiffle rhythm
o Continuous presence
1 mark per description of accompaniment for each instrument (3)
3.7 3.7.1 Identify the band in this extract.
Answer: Thee Legacy 1 mark (1)
3.7.2 Choose the correct time signature for this extract.
Compound Simple Simple Compound
duple triple quadruple quadruple
1 mark (1)
3.7.3 Give a brief description of the mood created by the music and lyrics.
Answer:
Romantic mood
A feeling of complete enjoyment
Upbeat joyful mood
1 mark (1)
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3.8 Give THREE reasons for this extract being a good example of mbaqanga.
Refer to instrumentation, harmony and melody.
Answer:
Instrumentation
o Elaborate organ lines that give the music its soulful feel
o Hard and forward moving drumming
o Repetitive guitar lines
o Saxophone provides rhythmic fills/repetitive rhythmic motives
Harmony
o Simple cyclic harmonies
o Male harmonising vocals
Melody
o Repetitive melody
o Chordal singing
1 mark per aspect (3)
3.9 3.9.1 Identify the indigenous style in this extract.
Answer: Maskanda 1 mark (1)
3.9.2 With which THREE of the following statements in COLUMN A do you
associate this extract? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate
blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Xhosa melody
Guitar introduction X
Kwela influences
Inkunz' emnyama
Concertina X
Male leader and female backing vocals
Guitar comping
Compound quadruple time X
Idiophones X
3x1 (3)
3.9.3 Give the term for the introduction.
Answer: Izihlabo 1 mark (1)
(28 ÷ 2) [14]
OR
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Note to marker: If a candidate selected more items than requested, only the first answers
must be marked.
QUESTION 4: JAZZ
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
4.1 Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 21.
Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Chord ostinato X
Polyphonic introduction
Clarinet melody
Syncopation in the melody X
Regular rhythm and skiffle-like beat X
Marabi and mbaqanga influences
African jazz X
Two-chord cycle
3x1 (3)
4.2 Indicate THREE items from COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track
22. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Chordal outline played on tuba X
Ragtime
Violin soloist
Legato melody first played by trumpet
Glissandi X
Comping on guitar X
Double bass
Ascending chromatic passages
Trombone X
3x1 (3)
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4.3 Describe the accompaniment and the melody in this extract.
Answer:
Accompaniment
Piano
o Initially the only instrument
o Plays chords on every beat
o Slow tempo rhythmic backing
Accordion/Concertina
o Plays long sustained note in a high register
o Later joins in with backing chords
Double bass
o Joins after the melody has been introduced
o Initially single long note per bar with some embellishment
A description of any TWO instruments
If only the three instruments are mentioned = 1 mark (2)
Melody
Melody played by saxophone
o Gentle, lyrical legato line
o Embellishments are used
o Wide leaps in the melody
o Range of melody is a 9th
Any ONE
If only the word 'saxophone' is mentioned = ½ mark (1)
4.4 With which ONE of the following music styles in COLUMN A do you
associate EACH track? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block for each
track.
Answer:
COLUMN A Track 24 Track 25 Track 26
Cape jazz X
Kwela
New jazz X
Marabi X
3 marks (3)
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4.5 Choose the term that describes the compositional technique heard in the
vocal part. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Sequence Polyrhythm Repetition Improvisation
1 mark (1)
4.6 4.6.1 Name the instrument playing the melody in this extract.
Answer: Saxophone 1 mark (1)
4.6.2 Briefly describe the accompaniment provided by the double bass,
drum kit and guitar/banjo.
Answer:
Double bass
o Plucked
o Plays a cyclic bass line of I-IV-V-V
Drum kit
o Snare drum uses brush sound
o Shuffle-like rhythm
o Continuous rhythmic support
Guitar/Banjo
o Rhythmic strumming/Skiffle rhythm
o Continuous presence
1 mark per description of accompaniment for each instrument (3)
4.7 4.7.1 Identify the solo artist in this extract.
Answer: Zim Ngqawana 1 mark (1)
4.7.2 Identify the chord cycle used in this extract.
Single Four-chord Two-chord Three-chord
chord cycle cycle cycle
1 mark (1)
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4.7.3 Explain the opening lyrics and the mood of the music.
Answer:
First two lines of the lyrics:
Kukude eBhofolo indawo yamageza (x2)
'Amageza' are mentally ill persons and the mental hospital is in
Fort Beaufort (eBhofolo)
The lyrics highlight a link between the 'Diviner's ceremony' and
'eBhofolo', between spiritual practices of amagqirha (the
diviners/healers) in this song
Mood
The contemplative, meditative and intense mood of the text is
reinforced by the repetitive nature of the music (ostinato,
repeated melodic phrases)
2 marks (2)
4.8 4.8.1 Which jazz style does the music in this extract represent?
Answer: Blues/Swing/Early bebop 1 mark (1)
4.8.2 Write brief notes on the saxophone improvisation.
Answer:
Improvisation on a 12-bar blues progression
Melody consists of short energetic bursts of sound
Characterised by syncopated playing
Melody is embellished with trills and fast legato passages
2 marks (2)
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4.9 4.9.1 Identify the indigenous style in this extract.
Answer: Marabi 1 mark (1)
4.9.2 With which THREE of the following statements in COLUMN A do
you associate this extract? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate
blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Remix of a traditional Xhosa melody X
Saxophone introduction
Mbaqanga influences
Manhattan Queens
Clarinet counter-melodies and improvisation X
Male leader and female backing vocals
Male vocals X
Quadruple time X
Organ tremolo chords
3x1 (3)
(28 ÷ 2) [14]
OR
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must be marked.
QUESTION 5: WESTERN ART MUSIC (WAM)
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
5.1 Indicate THREE items from COLUMN A that relate to the music in
Track 32. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Langsam
Symphony orchestra X
Baroque style
Syncopation in the brass section X
Smorzando
Concerto
Percussive drive X
Complex harmony and melodic fragments X
3x1 (3)
5.2 Indicate THREE items from COLUMN A that relate to the music in
Track 33. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Rubato X
Impressionistic Period
French horn soloist
Lyrical melody played on trumpet
Chromatic material in melodic line X
Acciaccatura
Saxophone and piano
Ascending and descending scale passages X
Accelerando X
3x1 (3)
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5.3 Briefly describe the role of the organ, double bass and string orchestra as
accompaniment to the melody.
Answer:
Organ
o Continuous broken-chord figure
o High treble register
Double bass
o Plays pizzicato (plucked)
String orchestra
o Play long sustained notes
o Harp enters later with broken-chord figure
1 mark per description of accompaniment for each instrument (3)
5.4 With which ONE of the following characters in COLUMN A do you
associate EACH track? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block for each
track.
COLUMN A Track 35 Track 36 Track 37
Papageno X
Pamina
Sarastro X
Tamino X
3 marks (3)
5.5 Identify the combination of vocal participants that you hear in this extract.
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Baritone and Tenor and Bass and Baritone and
chorus quartet chorus quartet
1 mark (1)
5.6 Choose a term that describes the compositional technique in the vocal part.
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Ascending
Imitation Melisma Vocal decoration
melodic contour
1 mark (1)
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5.7 5.7.1 Choose TWO terms in COLUMN A that best describe the mood of
this extract. Make a cross (X) in the TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A ANSWER
Agitato X
Giocoso
Parlando
Con fuoco X
Piacevole
Con anima
2 marks (2)
5.7.2 Why is this extract a good example of the genre aria?
Answer:
A work for solo voice and orchestral accompaniment in an opera
An opportunity for the soloist to display virtuosity
A clearly defined melodic line
Contains expressive and emotional content pertaining to the
context
Orchestral accompaniment is full and continuous
Any ONE (1)
5.8 5.8.1 Name the instrument playing the melody in this extract.
Answer: Clarinet 1 mark (1)
5.8.2 Describe the role of the bassoon, string section and full orchestra in
the accompaniment.
Answer:
Bassoon
o Non-legato
o Continuous at the start of extract
o Broken chord figure
String section
o Block chordal accompaniment
o Plays V – I cadence
o Starts forte
o Decrescendo at the end of the extract
Full Orchestra
o Orchestral stabs at various points
o Melody in a triplet figure, accompaniment in a two quaver
motif
1 mark per aspect (3)
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5.9 5.9.1 Identify from which movement(s) of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 this
extract is taken.
Answer:
The end of the fourth movement (The Storm) and the start of the
fifth movement (Shepherd's Song)
1 mark (1)
5.9.2 Describe the composer's intention within this extract.
Answer:
His intention is to link the 4th and 5th movements without a break
It is to show that the storm is ending and that the peace and quiet
of the pastoral setting is restored
Any ONE (1)
5.10 5.10.1 Identify the genre of the work from which this extract is taken.
Answer: Concert overture 1 mark (1)
5.10.2 With which FOUR of the following statements in COLUMN A do you
associate this extract? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.
Answer:
COLUMN A ANSWER
Thematic material for the whole work X
Codetta
Pedal point and diminution
Inverted pedal point and sequences X
Allegro assai
Repetition and augmentation
Opening motivic pattern X
Overture
Quadruple time X
Melody initially played by cellos and bassoons X
Melody played by clarinets and oboes
4x1 (4)
(28 ÷ 2) [14]
TOTAL SECTION B: 14
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SECTION C: FORM ANALYSIS
QUESTION 6
Read and study the questions for ONE minute.
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6.1 Give a schematic layout of the form. Create rows in the table below and
indicate each section with its corresponding bar numbers.
Answer:
SECTIONS BAR NUMBERS
03b – 163a (½ + ½)
A ½ OR
1 – 16 (½ + ½)
163b – 323a (½ + ½)
B ½ OR
17 – 32 (½ + ½)
OR
SECTIONS BAR NUMBERS
0 – 83a
3b
83b – 163a ½
A
½ OR +
A
1–8 ½
9 – 16
163b – 243a
243b – 323a ½
B
½ OR +
B
17 – 24 ½
25 – 32
3 marks (3)
6.2 Name the overall form type of this piece.
Answer: AB/Binary form 1 mark (1)
6.3 Name the compositional techniques in the bars specified:
6.3.1 Bars 43 to 61 (in the upper voice part)
Answer: Sequence (varied) 1 mark (1)
6.3.2 Bars 21 and 22 (in the lower voice part)
Answer: Pedal note/pedal point 1 mark (1)
6.4 Name the key and cadence at bars 73 to 8
Answer:
Key: C Major
Cadence: Perfect cadence
2 marks (2)
TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30
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