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Advanced Higher
Questions 7 and 8
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The AH Question Paper is 40% of the exam
Questions 7 and 8 are worth a total of 10 marks and they are open ended - i.e. YOU supply the answers. Each ‘bit’ of the answer is worth only 1/2 a mark.
So you must write A LOT!
You must listen to music and “….identify distinctive features and use appropriate concepts to describe what you hear.”
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Here are some answers which EVERY piece of music has:
A key: I.e. tonalityMajor/Minor/Chromatic - does it change? Sequence - every piece has a sequence - where?
A Time signature: 3 beats in the bar? 4? 5?
A tempo - allegro, andante, presto, largo, etc.
Tempo change - slow down (Rall) speed up (Accel)
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Rhythm effects - dotted rhythms, Scotch snap, Anacrusis,irregular phrase lengths, triplets, augmentation, diminution, syncopation, repetition, ornaments
Cadence: Perfect: finished. Imperfect - half way through. Plagal: finished in Church (Amen) Interupted: what it says on the tin!
Form: AB Binary, ABA Ternary, Round, Canon, Ground bass, Ostinato/Riff, Counter melody,
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Instruments and/or voices used:
Be very specific e.g. Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, solo violin,
Tenor voice, solo violin, muted trumpet
Don’t be afraid to write the obvious/easy:
Piano, drum kit, drum fill, arpeggio
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Now try someexamples!
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Write the keysignature for G minor