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GCSE MUSIC
COMPONENT 3
APPRAISING
YEAR 9 EXAM
40 minutes approximately
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen. Do not use correction fluid.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Answers to all questions, including rough work, should be made in the spaces provided in
the answer book.
2. You will be played a rhythm: From the options below, identify which rhythm is
being played. Place s tick in the box above the correct rhythm.
a)
a) What genre of music does this extract belong to? Circle one answer.
[1]
e) Is this time signature Simple Time or Compound Time? (Underline the correct answer)
[1]
a) How would you describe the Texture of this extract? Circle one answer (Deum Verum)
Monophonic Homophonic Polyphonic
b) How would you describe the Texture of this extract? Circle one answer (I want it all)
Monophonic Homophonic Polyphonic
c) How would you describe the Texture of this extract? Circle on answer (Invention no. 4)
Monophonic Homophonic Polyphonic
[3]
5. Listen to the following extract and answer the questions below. (Vivaldi: Spring)
b) How would you describe the sonority (what type of instruments are being used?) Circle
one answer.
c) Is this extract in Simple Time or Compound Time? Underline the correct answer
e) What word best describes the Tempo of this extract. Circle on answer.
6. Listen to the following melody. Identify and notate the missing notes. Use the rhythms
that a written above the stave. You will receive one mark for each correct note.
a)
b) What time signature best fits this melody? Circle one answer.
[5]
7. Listen to the following melody. Identify and notate the missing notes. Use the rhythms
that are written above the stave. You will receive one mark for each correct note.
a)
b) What time signature best fits this melody? Circle one answer.
c) What word best describes the shape of this melody? Circle one answer.
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9. Listen to the following extract (Day Tripper), which will be played three times. There will
be a 30 second pause between each playing and a 2 minute silence after the final
playing for you to complete your answer. [12]
You may wish to place a tick in the box each time you hear the extract.
(a) This extract consists of two sections. Identify the two sections. [2]
First section....................................................................................................
Second section...............................................................................................
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(c) (i) In the first section, the guitar plays a riff. Define the term riff. [1]
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(ii) Tick the rhythm which is played in bars 1 and 2. Choose from the
three rhythms below. [1]
End of Test
Grade Marks out of 46
4 43+
3 34 - 44
2 22 – 33
1 12 -21
U 0 - 11