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GRADE 12
MUSIC P2
NOVEMBER 2015
MEMORANDUM
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Music/P2 2 DBE/November 2015
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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 may remove this page.
8. Candidates may not have access to any musical instrument for the duration of the
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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Note to marker: Candidates must be credited for any correct answers not given in the
memorandum.
SECTION A: AURAL
QUESTION 1
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.
Play Track 1 TWICE again. Pause for 30 seconds in between.
Answer:
½ mark per beat = 3 marks (3)
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.
Answer:
½ ½ ½ ½
Correct notation = 2 marks
(Minus ½ mark per mistake up to a maximum of 2 marks)
Accept a turn symbol over an ‘a’ quaver in bar 33
(2)
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QUESTION 2
Play Track 3 ONCE to provide a general overview.
Listen to the extract from Malaika. Answer the questions that follow.
Malaika
Answer:
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Play Track 4 TWICE.
2.1 Listen to bars 4–7. Name the cadence at 2.1.
Answer:
Perfect cadence
Perfect cadence = 1 mark
V – I = ½ mark (1)
Play Track 5 TWICE.
Listen to bars 12–19.
2.2 Name the interval at 2.2, for example Perfect 4th.
Answer:
Major 6th
Major 6th = 1 mark
6th = no mark (1)
2.3 Which rhythmic device is used at 2.3 in bar 15?
Answer:
Syncopation/Anticipation of the beat
Syncopation/Anticipation of the beat / Off-beat = 1 mark (1)
2.4 Write the note that has been omitted on the score at 2.4. Use the correct note
value.
Answer:
Notation: (see score)
Notated note = 1 mark (1)
2.5 Name the type of non-chordal note at 2.4. (Do NOT give the letter name.)
Answer:
Passing note
Passing note = 1 mark (1)
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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.
If a candidate selected more than two items at a question, only the first two items must
be marked.
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 X
Giocoso X
Mbaqanga
Cyclic chord progression X
Twelve-bar blues
Cool jazz
Any 2 = 2 marks (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 X
Adagio
Chordophone
Idiophone X
SATB X
Irregular time
Any 2 = 2 marks (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 X
Irregular rhythm
Maskandi
Swing rhythm X
Call and response X
Any 2 = 2 marks (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 X
Coloratura
Introduction X
Irregular time
Tranquillo X
Harp
Any 2 = 2 marks (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 X
Adagio
Bell X
Shaker X
Polyphonic
Piccolo
Any 2 = 2 marks (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 X
Molto adagio
Quadruple time
Cello
Triple time X
Double bass X
Any 2 = 2 marks (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.
Answer:
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
I am the Bird catcher
Correct title = 1 mark
(any translation will be accepted)
Only Vogelfänger or Bird catcher = ½ mark (1)
4.1.2 Name the orchestral instrument that plays the following motif in the
extract that you hear.
Answer:
Piccolo/High-pitched pan flute
Piccolo/High-pitched pan flute = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 13 TWICE.
4.1.3 Which brass instrument do you hear in this extract?
Answer:
(French) horn
Correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 14 ONCE.
4.1.4 With which subgenre in opera music do you associate this extract?
Answer:
Duet/Singspiel
Duet or Singspiel = 1 mark (1)
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4.1.5 Name the characters who sing in this extract.
Answer:
• Pamina
• Papageno
Pamina = 1 mark
Papageno = 1 mark (2)
Play Track 15 TWICE.
4.1.6 Compare the melody sung by the first singer with that of the
second singer. Name TWO differences.
Answer:
• Melody sung by: Soprano and baritone (or change of timbre)
• Second voice enters an octave lower
• Second voice sings exactly the same melody except for a
melodic variation in the second half of the phrase (including
modulation)
• Second voice sounds louder/ different dynamics
Any two facts = 2 marks (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.
Answer:
Symphony/Orchestral work
Symphony/Orchestral work = 1 mark (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
Answer:
Agitato
Agitato = 1 mark (1)
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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
Answer:
Tremolo
Tremolo = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 19 TWICE.
4.2.4 Name the highest woodwind instrument that plays in this extract.
Answer:
Piccolo
Piccolo = 1 mark (1)
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
Answer:
Mozart
Mozart = 1 mark (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
Answer:
Concert overture
Concert overture = 1 mark (1)
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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
Answer:
Programme music
Programme music = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 23 ONCE.
4.4 Identify the style period from which this extract is taken.
Answer:
Baroque period
Baroque period = 1 mark (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
Answer:
Modern jazz
Modern jazz = 1 mark (1)
5.1.2 Name the type of compositional technique featured in the piano
part.
Answer:
Ostinato/Riff
Cyclic harmonic progression
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 25 ONCE.
5.1.3 Name ONE idiophone that you hear in this extract.
Answer:
• Shaker
• Cymbals/Hi-hat
Any correct answer = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 26 TWICE.
5.1.4 Name a musical feature that makes this jazz extract typically
South African.
Answer:
• Typical African harmony: alternating chords I-ii
• Percussive use of piano – mbira influenced
• Traditional African rhythms used on drum kit toms
• Mbaqanga-style influence
• Use of repetition in the music material
Any 1 correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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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.
Answer:
• Kwela
• Township jive
• Penny-whistle jive
Any 1 correct answer = 1 mark (1)
5.2.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer
to QUESTION 5.2.1.
Answer:
• Repetitive nature of the opening solo melody
• Saxophone imitating the penny-whistle sound
• Skiffle-like beat
• Simple chordal strumming accompaniment by guitar/banjo
Any 2 correct answers = 2 marks (2)
Play Track 28 ONCE.
5.2.3 Describe the role of the guitar/banjo in this extract.
Answer:
• Rhythmic strumming/keeping the beat
• Chordal accompaniment throughout the extract
• Maintains the harmonic cycle throughout
• Rhythmic function
• Accompaniment function
• Harmonic function
Any 2 for 2 marks (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.
Answer:
Marabi
Marabi = 1 mark (1)
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5.3.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer to
QUESTION 5.3.1.
Answer:
• Continuous repetition of music material above a rhythmic
ostinato (riff)
• Cyclic harmonic progression
• Mixture of Western instrumentation and South African vocal style
• American big band influence heard in the saxophone and brass
sections
Any 2 correct answers = 2 marks (2)
5.3.3 Name ONE vocalist that you associate with this extract.
Answer:
• Dolly Rathebe
• Thandi Klaasen
• Miriam Makeba
Any 1 correct answer = 1 mark (1)
5.3.4 Name the voice type of the vocalist in this extract.
Answer:
Alto
Alto = 1 mark (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 X
Trumpet improvisation
Instrumental riffs X
Soul Brothers
Walking bass X
Organ
Answer:
• Introduction
• Instrumental riffs
• Walking bass
1 mark for each correct answer = 2 marks
Consider only the first 2 crosses if the candidate
makes more than 2. (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
Answer:
Malombo
Malombo = 1 mark (1)
6.1.2 Identify the aerophone in this extract.
Answer:
Flute
Flute = 1 mark (1)
6.1.3 Name an artist associated with this extract.
Answer:
• Philip Tabane
• Sello Galane
• Mabu Thobejane
• Abi Cindi
• Julian Bahula
Any correct answer = 1 mark (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
Answer:
Children's song
Children's song = 1 mark (1)
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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
Answer:
Work song
Work song = 1 mark (1)
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
• Female voice/ • Female voice/
(mezzo) soprano (mezzo) soprano
Voice type • Female solo and • Female solo and
group group
Compositional • Call and response • Call and response
technique • Repetition • Repetition
• Shaker • Body percussion
Percussion
• Whistling (Clapping hands)
instrument
(Crepitation)
1 answer per block = 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.
Answer:
Isicathamiya
Isicathamiya = 1 mark (1)
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6.3.2 Give TWO reasons, related to the music, to motivate your answer
to QUESTION 6.3.1.
Answer:
• Choral-style singing
• Lyrics in isiZulu
• Call and response singing between the leader and the group
• A cappella
Any 2 correct answers = 2 marks (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.
Answer:
• Accompaniment added to traditional a cappella style
• Beat boxing added
• Female solo voice added to traditional male-voice sound
• Improvisation by female voice
• Fusion of styles
Any 1 correct answer = 1 mark (1)
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 Free kiba Maskandi
Tempo Slow Moderately fast
Style: 1 x 2 = 2 marks
Tempo: 1 x 2 = 2 marks
(16 ÷ 2) (4)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12
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SECTION C: FORM
QUESTION 7
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?
Answer:
Binary/AB form/AAB
Binary/AB/AAB form = 1 mark (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.
Answer:
Section Bar numbers
A 11–181a
B 181b (19) –26
1 mark for each correct section = 2 marks
½ mark for each correct bar number = 2 marks
Alternative answer
Section Bar numbers
Introduction 1–21
A 22–101
A1 102–181a
B 181b (19) –26
Note to marker:
If the bar numbers and the section letters do not correspond ½ mark will
be awarded for A and ½ mark will be awarded for B. (4)
Play Track 40 again.
7.3 Comment on the tonality of this piece.
Answer:
• Two keys: D minor and D major
• D minor and tonic major are used
D minor = 1 mark + D major = 1 mark = 2 marks
OR
Only 'Two keys' (parallel) change from minor to major = 2 marks (2)
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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
Answer:
Ostinato
Ostinato = 1 mark (1)
Play Track 40 one last time. [8]
TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30
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