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.

SUMMARY OF MARKS

QUESTIONS 

SECTION A: AURAL 
QUESTION 1 

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. 

1.2 Listen to the melodic and rhythmic phrase. Notate the rhythm of the missing  notes in bars 2–3 below. 
(3)  [4]

QUESTION 2 

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

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) 

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

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. 

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)

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) 

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)

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

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

(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. 

4.1.1 From which movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 is this  extract taken? (1) 

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)

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. 

4.2.1 Complete the table below by giving a description of EACH item in Track 13.  (4)

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

4.3 Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow. 

4.3.1 Name the TWO characters who sing this duet.  (2) 

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

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) 

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. 

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)

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

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. 

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) 

5.3 Listen to the extract and answer the questions that follow. 

5.3.1 Complete the table below by giving a description of EACH item in Track 23.  (3) 

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. 

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. 

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) 

6.3 Listen to the extracts and follow the instructions that follow. 

6.3.1 Describe TWO features of the rhythmic material used in this extract. (2)

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. 

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. 

Listen to the piece below while you study the score. 

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) 

7.3 Name the key of this piece. (1) 

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

7.5 Choose the term which best describes the vocal technique in this piece.  Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.  (1) 

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) 

TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30