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SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
MUSIC P2
NOVEMBER 2015
MARKS: 30
TIME: 1½ hours
CENTRE NUMBER:
EXAMINATION NUMBER:
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Music Grade 12 P2 NSC November 2015 Question Paper (English)
Grade 12 Music Paper 2 question paper from the NSC November Exam 2015 (English), 19 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.
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This exam
NSC November Exam 2015
Questions in this paper
- Question 1Aural Skills (Musicianship)5 marks
- Question 2Aural Skills (Musicianship)5 marks
- Question 3Aural Skills (Musicianship)12 marks
- Question 4Aural Skills (Musicianship)24 marks
- Question 5Jazz — General Knowledge & Set Works [Jazz]17 marks
- Question 6Indigenous African Music (IAM) — General Knowledge & Set Works [IAM]20 marks
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Music/P2 2 DBE/November 2015
NSC
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.
Candidates may remove this page.
8. Candidates may NOT have access to any musical instrument for the duration of
this examination.
9. Write neatly and legibly.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PERSON OPERATING THE SOUND EQUIPMENT
1. The instructions for the music teacher appear in frames.
2. Each musical extract (track) must be played the number of times specified in the
question paper.
3. Allow adequate time between tracks to offer 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 musical extracts.
• An invigilator must be present in each venue.
• The tracks have to be played as follows:
- WAM candidates: Tracks 1–23 and Track 40
- JAZZ candidates: Tracks 1–11, Tracks 24–30 and Track 40
- IAM candidates: Tracks 1–11 and Tracks 31–40
6. A battery-powered CD player must be available in case of a power failure.
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MARKING GRID
SECTION A: AURAL TOTAL MARKER MODERATOR
QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY) 5
QUESTION 2 (COMPULSORY) 5
SUBTOTAL 10
SECTION B: RECOGNITION TOTAL MARKER MODERATOR
QUESTION 3 (COMPULSORY) 4
AND
QUESTION 4 (WAM) 8
OR
QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) 8
OR
QUESTION 6 (IAM) 8
SUBTOTAL 12
SECTION C: FORM TOTAL MARKER MODERATOR
QUESTION 7 (COMPULSORY) 8
SUBTOTAL 8
GRAND TOTAL 30
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SECTION A: AURAL
QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY)
Play Track 1 TWICE in succession.
1.1 Listen to the melodic and rhythmic phrase. Notate the rhythm of the missing
notes in bars 2–3 below.
(3)
Play Track 1 TWICE again. Pause for 30 seconds in between.
Play Track 2 TWICE in succession.
1.2 Listen to the first violin part of the extract from Haydn's Emperor Quartet. Fill in
the missing pitches that correspond with the music that you hear on the given
score.
Play Track 2 ONCE more. (2)
[5]
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QUESTION 2 (COMPULSORY)
Play Track 3 ONCE to provide a general overview.
Listen to the extract from Malaika. Answer the questions that follow.
Malaika
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Play Track 4 TWICE.
2.1 Listen to bars 4–7. Name the cadence at 2.1.
(1)
Play Track 5 TWICE.
Listen to bars 12–19.
2.2 Name the interval at 2.2, for example Perfect 4th.
(1)
2.3 Which rhythmical device is used at 2.3 in bar 15?
(1)
2.4 Write the note that has been omitted on the score at 2.4. Use the correct
note value. (1)
2.5 Name the type of non-chordal note at 2.4. (Do NOT give the letter name.)
(1)
[5]
TOTAL SECTION A: 10
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SECTION B: RECOGNITION OF MUSIC CONCEPTS
QUESTION 3: GENERAL LISTENING (COMPULSORY)
Study the items in COLUMN A in QUESTIONS 3.1–3.6 for two minutes.
Play Track 6 TWICE.
3.1 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear.
Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 6
Major
Giocoso
Mbaqanga
Cyclic chord progression
Twelve-bar blues
Cool jazz (2)
Play Track 7 TWICE.
3.2 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear.
Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 7
Membranophone
Adagio
Chordophone
Idiophone
SATB
Irregular time (2)
Play Track 8 TWICE.
3.3 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear. Make a
cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 8
Polyrhythm
Marabi
Irregular rhythm
Maskandi
Swing rhythm
Call and response (2)
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Play Track 9 TWICE.
3.4 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear.
Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 9
Homophonic
Coloratura
Introduction
Irregular time
Tranquillo
Harp (2)
Play Track 10 TWICE.
3.5 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear.
Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 10
Presto
Adagio
Bell
Shaker
Polyphonic
Piccolo (2)
Play Track 11 TWICE.
3.6 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you hear.
Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 11
Piano
Molto adagio
Quadruple time
Cello
Triple time
Double bass (2)
(12 ÷ 3) [4]
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Answer QUESTION 4 (WAM) OR QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR QUESTION 6 (IAM).
QUESTION 4: WAM
4.1 Listen to the extracts from The Magic Flute by Mozart and answer the
questions that follow.
Play Track 12 TWICE.
4.1.1 Name the title of the aria that you hear.
(1)
4.1.2 Name the orchestral instrument that plays the following motif in the
extract that you hear.
(1)
Play Track 13 TWICE.
4.1.3 Which brass instrument do you hear in this extract?
(1)
Play Track 14 ONCE.
4.1.4 With which subgenre in opera music do you associate this extract?
(1)
4.1.5 Name the characters who sing in this extract.
(2)
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Play Track 15 TWICE.
4.1.6 Compare the melody sung by the first singer with that of the
second singer. Name TWO differences.
(2)
4.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 16 ONCE.
4.2.1 Identify the genre of this extract.
(1)
Play Track 17 ONCE.
4.2.2 Choose the word that best describes the mood of this extract.
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Tranquillo Agitato Piacevole Giocoso (1)
Play Track 18 TWICE.
4.2.3 Which ONE of the following playing techniques is featured in this
extract? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Tremolo Con sordino Morendo Col legno (1)
Play Track 19 TWICE.
4.2.4 Name the highest woodwind instrument that plays in this extract.
(1)
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4.3 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 20 ONCE.
4.3.1 With which ONE of the following do you associate this extract?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Mozart Beethoven Handel Haydn (1)
Play Track 21 ONCE.
4.3.2 With which ONE of the following do you associate this extract?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Concert String
Symphony Concerto
overture quartet (1)
Play Track 22 ONCE.
4.3.3 With which ONE of the following do you associate this extract?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Chamber Modern Absolute Programme
music music music music (1)
Play Track 23 ONCE.
4.4 Identify the style period from which this extract is taken.
(1)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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QUESTION 5: JAZZ
5.1 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 24 ONCE.
5.1.1 Identify the South African jazz style. Make a cross (X) in the
appropriate block.
Cape jazz Marabi Modern jazz (1)
5.1.2 Name the type of compositional technique featured in the piano
part.
(1)
Play Track 25 ONCE.
5.1.3 Name ONE idiophone that you hear in this extract.
(1)
Play Track 26 TWICE.
5.1.4 Name a musical feature that makes this jazz extract typically
South African.
(1)
5.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 27 TWICE.
5.2.1 Identify the South African jazz style.
(1)
5.2.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer
to QUESTION 5.2.1.
(2)
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Play Track 28 ONCE.
5.2.3 Describe the role of the guitar/banjo in this extract.
(2)
5.3 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 29 TWICE.
5.3.1 Identify the South African jazz style.
(1)
5.3.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer
to QUESTION 5.3.1.
(2)
5.3.3 Name ONE vocalist that you associate with this extract.
(1)
5.3.4 Name the voice type of the vocalist in this extract.
(1)
Play Track 30 ONCE.
5.3.5 Mark TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music that you
hear. Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
COLUMN A Track 30
Ragtime
Introduction
Trumpet improvisation
Instrumental riffs
Soul Brothers
Walking bass
Organ (2)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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QUESTION 6: IAM
6.1 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 31 TWICE.
6.1.1 Identify the South African style. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate
block.
Marabi Malombo Isicathamiya (1)
6.1.2 Identify the aerophone in this extract.
(1)
6.1.3 Name an artist associated with this extract.
(1)
6.2 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 32 ONCE.
6.2.1 With which type of African song do you associate this extract?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Wedding Work Children's Funeral
song song song song (1)
Play Track 33 ONCE.
6.2.2 With which type of African song do you associate this extract?
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
War Celebration Initiation Work
song song song song (1)
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6.2.3 Listen to the following TWO tracks which will be played twice in
succession. Complete the table below. Identify the voice type,
compositional technique and percussion instrument in EACH track.
Play Tracks 34 and 35 TWICE in succession.
Track 34 Track 35
Voice type
Compositional
technique
Percussion
instrument
(6 ÷ 2) (3)
6.3 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 36 ONCE.
6.3.1 Name the style that you hear in this extract.
(1)
6.3.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer
to QUESTION 6.3.1.
(2)
Play Track 37 ONCE.
6.3.3 This extract represents the modernisation of a traditional
indigenous African style. Describe ONE way in which the
modernisation has been achieved.
(1)
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6.4 Listen to the following extracts. Name the style of each extract and compare
the difference in tempo between the two extracts.
Play Tracks 38 and 39 TWICE in succession.
Track 38 Track 39
Style
Tempo
(4)
(16 ÷ 2) [8]
TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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SECTION C: FORM
QUESTION 7 (COMPULSORY)
Read and study the questions for ONE minute.
Play Track 40 ONCE to provide an overview.
Listen to the arrangement of the Habañera by Georges Bizet while you study the score.
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Play Track 40 again.
7.1 What is the form of this piece?
(1)
7.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 7.1 by giving a schematic layout of the
form of this piece. Use the table below.
Section, for example C Bar numbers, for example 91–222
(4)
Play Track 40 again.
7.3 Comment on the tonality of this piece.
(2)
7.4 Which ONE of the following terms describes the compositional technique
used in the bass part? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Syncopation Inversion Ostinato Augmentation (1)
Play Track 40 one last time. [8]
TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30
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