MUSIC PAPER 2
GRADE 12
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
MAY/JUNE 2019
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PERSON OPERATING THE SOUND EQUIPMENT
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. (3)
Play Track 1 TWICE again.
Play Track 2 TWICE in succession.
1.2 Which ONE of the notations below best represents the solo voice part? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Play TRACK 2 ONCE more (1)
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QUESTION 2
Listen to the extract below. Answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 3 ONCE for a general overview.
Play Track 3 THREE times again.
2.1 Name the interval at (a) formed between the D and the missing note in bar 14.
______________________________________________________________ (1)
2.2 Name the cadence at (b) at bars 34 to 4.______________________________ (1)
2.3 The notation of bars 54 to 6 at (c) was omitted from the score. Fill in the missing pitches and note values that correspond with the music. (3)
2.4 Describe the texture of this extract with only ONE word.
______________________________________________________________ (1)
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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 4 THREE times.
3.1 With which TWO items do you associate the music that you hear in Track 4? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Major | |
Minor | |
Crescendo throughout | |
Ostinato | |
Chordophones | |
Snare drum |
Play Track 5 and Track 6 TWICE in succession.
(2)
3.2 Listen to the TWO extracts (Track 5 and Track 6) and answer the questions that follow. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate blocks.
3.2.1 Which performance starts with an eight-bar introduction?
Track 5 | Track 6 |
(1)
3.2.2 ONE of the performances is in 3/4 time.
TRUE/FALSE (1)
3.2.3 Both versions maintain a steady pulse throughout.
TRUE/FALSE (1)
3.2.4 Both versions share the same style.
TRUE/FALSE(1)
Play Track 7 TWICE.
3.3 With which TWO ITEMS do you associate the music that you hear? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Alto saxophone and tenor saxophone | |
Alto saxophone and trumpet | |
Tenor saxophone and trombone | |
Crepitation | |
3/4 time | |
Piano accompaniment | |
Drumkit introduction | |
Kwela |
(2)
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Answer QUESTION 4 (WAM) OR QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR QUESTION 6 (IAM).
QUESTION 4: WAM
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 8 THREE times.
4.1 With which FOUR items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Tremolo quavers on low strings | |
Major | |
Ostinato | |
Minor | |
Fortissimo | |
Tenuto quavers on flutes | |
Mozart | |
Compound duple | |
Andante | |
Staccato quavers on violins | |
Beethoven |
(4)
Play Track 9 TWICE.
4.2 Describe the accompaniment of this extract. (2)
Play Track 10 TWICE.
4.3 With which TWO items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Recitative | |
Papageno and Papagena | |
Pesante | |
Papageno and Pamina | |
Duet | |
Ensemble finale | |
Chorus | |
Introduction |
(2)
4.4 Name the female voice type that you hear in this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
Play Track 11 TWICE.
4.5 With which FOUR items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Portato | |
Pesante | |
Cellos, then the violins play the theme | |
Cantabile | |
Symphony | |
Violins, then the cellos play the theme | |
Legato | |
Stringendo | |
Concert Overture | |
Exposition | |
First subject |
(4)
4.6 Identify the style period of this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
Play Track 11 ONCE more.
4.7 Give TWO reasons for your answer to QUESTION 4.6.
________________________________________________________________ (2)
(16 ÷ 2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12
OR
QUESTION 5: JAZZ
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 12 TWICE.
5.1 With which THREE items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Mbaqanga | |
Blues | |
Kwela | |
Major | |
Simple quadruple | |
Slow tempo | |
Trumpet riffs | |
Harmonic chord cycle |
(3)
Play Track 13 TWICE.
5.2 Describe the rhythm in the accompaniment. (1)
5.3 Name ONE chordophone that belongs to the rhythm section.
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
Play Track 14 TWICE.
5.4 With which THREE items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Organ | |
Soul Brothers | |
Minor | |
Mbaqanga | |
Sakhile | |
Walking Bass | |
Quadruple time | |
Kwela | |
Piano |
(3)
5.5 Name TWO instruments that play a repetitive rhythmic pattern after the introduction throughout this extract. (1)
Play Track 14 ONCE more.
5.6 Name TWO musical characteristics (not language) that make this extract typically South African. (2)
Play Track 15 TWICE.
5.7 With which THREE items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Modern jazz/Jazz in exile/Afro jazz | |
Monophonic | |
Kwela | |
Major | |
Horn section | |
Cape jazz | |
Irregular time | |
Minor | |
Harmonic chord cycle |
(3)
5.8 Name ONE idiophone (other than the drums) in this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
5.9 Name ONE group/artist that you associate with the style of music in this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
(16 ÷ 2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12
OR
QUESTION 6: IAM
Listen to the following tracks and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 16 TWICE.
6.1 With which FOUR items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Pentatonic | |
Free metre | |
Polyrhythms | |
Major | |
Overtones | |
Malombo | |
Two basic chords | |
Indlamu |
(4)
Play Track 17 ONCE.
6.2 Name the instrument that accompanies the voice.
___________________________________________________________ (2)
Play Track 18 TWICE.
6.3 With which THREE items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Organ | |
Soul Brothers | |
Minor | |
Mbaqanga | |
Sakhile | |
Walking Bass | |
Quadruple time | |
Kwela | |
Piano |
(3)
6.4 Name TWO instruments that play a repetitive rhythmic pattern after the introduction throughout this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
6.5 Name TWO musical characteristics (not language) that make this extract typically South African. (2)
Play Track 19 TWICE.
6.6 With which TWO items do you associate the music? Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.
ITEMS | ANSWERS |
Pentatonic | |
A cappella | |
Body percussion | |
Kiba | |
Isicathamiya | |
Monophonic | |
Slow tempo | |
TTBB ensemble |
(2)
Play Track 20 TWICE.
6.7 Name the solo vocal technique in this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
6.8 Name ONE group/artist that you associate with the style represented by this extract.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
(16 ÷ 2)
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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.
Play Track 21 ONCE to provide an overview.
Play Track 21 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.
SECTION | BAR NUMBERS |
(3)
7.3 Name the key of this piece.
___________________________________________________________ (1)
7.4 To which key does this work modulate in bars 7–81?
___________________________________________________________ (1)
7.5 What is the function of the D sharp note in bar 15?
___________________________________________________________ (1)
7.6 Which ONE of the following features is used in this piece? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
Inversion
Imitation
Syncopation
Sequence (1)
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Play Track 21 for a final overview.
TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30