MUSIC
PAPER 2
GRADE 12 
NSC EXAMS
PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS NOVEMBER 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 conducted while the candidates are listening to a CD. 6.
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.

QUESTIONS 

SECTION A: AURAL 
QUESTION 1 

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

(3) 

1.2 Which ONE of the notations below best represents the solo voice part?  Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block. 
 (1) [4]

QUESTION 2 

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

2.1 Name the interval formed between the Db note and the missing note in bar 2⁴.  (1) 

2.2 Which type of non-chordal note do you hear in bar 54? __________________________________________________________ (1)
2.3 Name the cadence at bars 11 to 12. __________________________________________________________ (1) 

2.4 Listen to the music from bars 1 to 6. Some of the notation in bar 4 has been  omitted from the score. Fill in the missing pitches and note values that  correspond with the music that you hear. (2) 
2.5 Name the solo instrument that plays the melody line in this extract. __________________________________________________________ (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 THREE appropriate blocks.  (3) 

3.2 Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT? Make a cross (X) in the  appropriate block.  (1) 

3.3 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you hear in  Track 9? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.  (3)

3.4 With which items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you hear  in Track 10? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.  (3) 

3.5 Choose any TWO items from COLUMN A and identify what you hear in  COLUMN B.  (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. 

With which ONE of the characters in COLUMN A do you associate EACH track? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block for each track. (3) 

4.2 Give a suitable Italian term to describe the tempo of the music in this extract. __________________________________________________________ (1)
4.3 Name the wind instrument heard at the end of this extract. __________________________________________________________ (1) 

4.4 Which item describes the compositional technique used in this extract?  Choose from the list below. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block. (1) 

4.5 What is the title of the movement from which this extract is taken? __________________________________________________________ (1) 

4.6 Which solo wind instrument plays the melody? __________________________________________________________ (1)
4.7 Which wind instrument plays an accompaniment to this melody at the start  of this extract? __________________________________________________________ (1)
4.8 Describe how Beethoven employs the string section in this extract. __________________________________________________________ (2) 

4.9 Choose THREE statements below that best describe the music that you hear.  Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.   (3) 

4.10 Write down the title of the work from which this extract is taken. _____________________________________________________ (1) 

4.11 Identify from which part of the work this extract is taken. Choose from the list  below and make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.  (1) 

OR

(16 ÷ 2) [8] 
TOTAL SECTION B: 12 

QUESTION 5: JAZZ 

5.1 With which FOUR items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you  hear? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.  (4) 

5.2 Which item describes the melodic movement of the horn section?  Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.  (1) 

5.3 Apart from the drum kit, name ONE other instrument that forms part of the  rhythm section in this extract. __________________________________________________________ (1) 

5.4 With which ONE of the South African solo artists below do you associate this  extract? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.  (1)

5.5 With which THREE items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you  hear? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.  (3) 

5.6 Describe the role of the piano in this extract.  (2) 

5.7 Name the instrument that plays the accompaniment in the introduction of  this extract. __________________________________________________________ (1)
5.8 Describe the role of the backing singers.  (2)
5.9 Name ONE group that you associate with this jazz style. ______________________________________________________________ (1)

(16 ÷ 2) [8] 
TOTAL SECTION B: 12 

OR

QUESTION 6: IAM  

6.1 With which FOUR items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you  hear? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.  (4) 

6.2 Describe the whistling that you hear.  (1) 
6.3 Write down a suitable term to describe the rhythmic feature in the  accompaniment.   (1) 

6.4 With which THREE items in COLUMN A do you associate the music that you  hear? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.   (3)

6.5 Identify the differences between Track 29 and Track 30. Choose only TWO  items in column A for your comparison.   (4) 

6.6 Name the style that you associate with both extracts.  (1)
6.7 With which artists/bands do you associate EACH track? 
Answer: 

Track 29: ___________________________________________________ 

Track 30: ___________________________________________________ (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 Name the form type 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. (4) 

7.3 Name the texture type of this extract. ______________________________________________________________ (1)
7.4 What is the function of the F natural in bar 8? ______________________________________________________________ (1) 
7.5 Which ONE of the following features is used in this piece? Make a cross (X)  in the appropriate block.  (1) [8] 

TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30