MUSIC
PAPER 2
GRADE 12 
AMENDED SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMS
PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS
MAY/JUNE 2018

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.

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.

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

QUESTIONS 

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. 
1.1 JIGJGUAZ

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. 
1.2 IUUHUID(3)  [4]

Play Track 2 TWICE again. 

QUESTION 2 

Play Track 3 ONCE to provide a general overview.

Listen to the extract below. Answer the questions that follow. 
2 UJYGUTFGAD

Play Track 4 TWICE. 

2.1 Describe the role of the guitar in this extract.  (1) 
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. (3) 

Play Track 5 TWICE.

2.3 Name the compositional technique used at Y. (The track starts in bar 5.) (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.) (1) [6] 

TOTAL SECTION A: 10

SECTION B: RECOGNITION OF MUSIC CONCEPTS 
QUESTION 3: GENERAL LISTENING (COMPULSORY) 
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow. 

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.  (2)

COLUMN A 

Track 7

Marimba

 

Double bass melody

 

Dorian mode (modal minor)

 

Major key

 

Piano introduction

 

Organ introduction 

 

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.  (2) 

COLUMN A 

Track 8

Horn section

 

Ragtime

 

Swing

 

Major key

 

Starts with djembe introduction

 

Starts with floor tom-tom 

 

Play Track 9 and Track 10 TWICE each.

3.3 Listen to the 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.  (4)

COLUMN A 

Track 9 

Track 10

Call and response

   

SATB choir

   

Piano accompaniment

   

Starts with an introduction

   

Minor key

   

Children's choir

   

Starts with a monophonic texture

   

A cappella 

   

3.3.2 With which TWO genres do you associate both versions of the work? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.  (2) 

Choral work 

Art song 

Vocal canon 

Hymn 

Vocal fugue 

3.3.3 Indicate whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Make a  cross (X) in the appropriate blocks. 

 

TRUE 

FALSE

(a) 

Both performances begin with an  upbeat.

   

(b) 

Both performances end with a  perfect cadence. 

   

(2) 
(12 ÷ 3) [4]

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? (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.  (3)

COLUMN A 

Track 12

Development

 

Adagio

 

Coda

 

Flute and oboe melodic material

 

Clarinet and trumpet melodic material

 

Triplet figure in accompaniment

 

Compound triple time

 

Repetition of motif in different keys 

 

4.1.3 Which prominent dynamic feature do you hear in this extract? (1) 
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.  (4)

ITEM 

DESCRIPTION

Work

 

Style period

 

Tempo

 

Dynamics 

 

Play Track 14 TWICE.

4.2.2 Which ONE of these Italian terms best describes the mood of the  entire extract?  (1) 

Giocoso 

Espressivo 

Con fuoco 

Smorzando 

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.  (2) 

Play Track 16 TWICE.

Related Items

4.3.2 Which type of articulation do you hear in the accompaniment part of  this extract? (1) 

Play Track 17 TWICE.

4.3.3 Name the cadence that you hear at the end of this extract. (1) 
4.3.4 Give a suitable Italian/German term that describes the mood or  character of this music. (1) 

Play Track 18 TWICE.

4.3.5 Give the term for the vocal decoration in the soprano part on the  single word, 'an'. (1) 

(16 ÷ 2) [8] 
TOTAL SECTION B: 12 

OR
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.  (3)

COLUMN A 

Track 19

Bass and drum introduction

 

Pentatonic scale

 

Piano and voice in unison

 

Boogie-woogie 

 

Syncopation 

 

Kwêla

 

Melodic ostinato

 

Skiffle beat

 

Ghoema beat 

 

Play Track 20 ONCE.

5.1.2 Which instrument(s) play(s) the melody?  (1) 
5.1.3 Name TWO features of this melody.  (2) 

Play Track 21 TWICE.

5.1.4 Give ONE or TWO word(s) to describe the style of the piano part. (1) 
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.  (2)
5.2.2 Briefly describe the role of the instruments below in this extract.  (3) 

INSTRUMENT 

DESCRIPTION

Drum kit

 

Bass guitar

 

Saxophone 

 

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.  (3) 

ITEM 

DESCRIPTION

Tonality

 

Mood

 

Style 

 

5.3.2 This melody is played as a call and response. Name the instrument  playing the call.  (1) 

(16 ÷ 2) [8] 
TOTAL SECTION B: 12 

OR
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.  (1) 
6.1.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.1.1.  (2) 
6.1.3 Name TWO artists which you associate with this extract.  (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.  (4) 

COLUMN A 

Track 25 

Track 26

Aerophones

   

Monophonic texture

   

Syncopation

   

Guitar introduction

   

Descending melodic motive

   

Ukuvamba

   

Dipoko (Praise poetry) 

   

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. (2)

Play Track 28 ONCE.

6.3.2 Identify the vocal technique that you hear in this extract.  (1) 
6.3.3 Explain the purpose of the vocal technique used in this extract. (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. (1) 
6.4.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.4.1. (2) 

(16 ÷ 2) [8] 
TOTAL SECTION B: 12

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. 
7 IUHIUYGYUAD
7B OJHIUHIUAD

Play Track 30 again.

7.1 What is the overall form of this piece? (1) 
7.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 7.1 by giving a schematic layout of the  form. Use the table below.  (3) 

SECTION 

BAR NUMBERS

   
   
   
   

7.3 Name the key of this piece. (1) 

Play Track 31 TWICE.

7.4 Does the work start with a homophonic or polyphonic texture? (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.  (1) 

Yodelling 

Crepitation 

Ululation 

Melisma 

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.) (1) 

Play Track 34 ONCE for a final overview.

TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30

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