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

MEMORANDUM 

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. 
Answer:  B (1) 

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

Answer:  (3) [4] 

QUESTION 2 

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

2.1 Describe the role of the guitar in this extract. 
Answer: 

• Chordal accompaniment 
• Harmonic support to melody 
• Chordal homophonic texture supporting melody  (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. 
Answer: 
See score  (3) 

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

• Sequence 
• Rhythmic repetition  (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.) 
Answer: 
Perfect 4th (See score)  (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. 
Answer:  (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. 
Answer:  (2)

3.3 Listen to 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. 
Answer:   (4) 

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

3.3.3 Indicate whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. Make a  cross (X) in the appropriate blocks. 
Answer:  (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? 
Answer:  First movement  (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. 
Answer:  (3) 

4.1.3 Which prominent dynamic feature do you hear in this extract? 
Answer: 

• A gradual crescendo 
• Crescendo poco a poco  (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. 
Answer:  (4) 

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

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

4.3.1 Name the TWO characters who sing this duet. 
Answer: 

• Pamina 
• Papageno  (2)

4.3.2 Which type of articulation do you hear in the accompaniment part of  this extract? 
Answer: 

• Detached chords 
• Non-legato chords 
• Staccato  (1) 

4.3.3 Name the cadence that you hear at the end of this extract. 
Answer:  Imperfect cadence  (1) 

4.3.4 Give a suitable Italian/German term that describes the mood or  character of this music. 
Answer: 

• Tranquillo 
• Cantabile 
• Espressivo 
• Ruhig  (1) 

4.3.5 Give the term for the vocal decoration in the soprano part on the  single word, 'an'. 
Answer:  Melisma  (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. 
Answer:  (3) 

5.1.2 Which instrument(s) play(s) the melody? 
Answer: 

• Saxophone(s)  (1) 

5.1.3 Name TWO features of this melody. 
Answer: 

• Stepwise/scale movement in the first section 
• Improvisation in the second section 
• Use of ornamentation  (2) 

5.1.4 Give ONE or TWO word(s) to describe the style of the piano part. 
Answer: 

• Percussive playing 
• Chordal romp 
• Aggressive  (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. 
Answer: 

• Sipho Gumede 
• Spirits Rejoice 
• Sakhile  (2) 

5.2.2 Briefly describe the role of the instruments below in this extract. 
Answer:  (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. 
Answer:  (3) 

5.3.2 This melody is played as a call and response. Name the instrument  playing the call. 
Answer: 

• Saxophone  (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. 
Answer:  Maskandi  (1) 

6.1.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.1.1. 
Answer: 

• Introductory isihlabo 
• Isihlabo played by concertina 
• Guitar played in a picked style (ukupika) 
• Call and response between the leader and the backing singers 
• Izibongo (praise poetry)  (2) 

6.1.3 Name TWO artists which you associate with this extract. 
Answer:  

• Phuzekhemisi 
• Shwi Nomtekhala 
• Hash 'elimhlophe  (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. 
Answer:   (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. 
Answer: 

• Repetition of rhythmic patterns 
• Moderately fast rhythmic material used 
• Extensive use of syncopation 
• Use of typical drum rudiments (flam, drag, etc.) 
• Compound time signature   (2) 

6.3.2 Identify the vocal technique that you hear in this extract. 
Answer:  Crepitation/Shouting/Pitch bending  (1) 

6.3.3 Explain the purpose of the vocal technique used in this extract. 
Answer: 

• To increase excitement 
• To show enjoyment of the performance  (1) 

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

6.4.1 Identify the style of music in this extract. 
Answer:  

• Isicathamiya  (1)

6.4.2 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 6.4.1. 
Answer: 

• Male choir/ensemble (TTBB) 
• Repetitive cyclic harmonic progressions 
• Call and response/overlapping voices  (2) 
• Use of crepitation 

(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? 
Answer: 

• Ternary form 
• ABA 
• Intro AABBA  (1)

7.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 7.1 by giving a schematic layout of the  form. Use the table below. 
Answer:  (3) 

 OR 

7.3 Name the key of this piece. 
Answer:  G major  (1)

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

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

• Plagal cadence  (1) 

TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30