1996 HSC Music 1 aural paper
4 questions, 80 marks. Every question has its recording. There are no marking guidelines for this year here.
Question 1
20 marks(a) Discuss the use of pitch. (b) Another section of the excerpt is played. What additional features of pitch are introduced in this section?
Manhattan Transfer — Tuxedo Junction; played FOUR times; marks not printed on the paper — 20 per question, as in the 1999 marking guidelines
RecordingQuestion 2
20 marks(a) Discuss the concept of tone colour in this section. (b) The first and second sections are played. Compare the use of duration in the two sections.
Janet Jackson — Interlude and Pledge; played FOUR times; marks not printed on the paper — 20 per question, as in the 1999 marking guidelines
RecordingQuestion 3
20 marksDescribe the structure of this excerpt, with reference to the way the voices are used.
Stephen Leek — Once on a Mountain; played FIVE times; marks not printed on the paper — 20 per question, as in the 1999 marking guidelines
RecordingQuestion 4
20 marksReferring to the concepts of music, explain how contrast is achieved.
Peggy Glanville-Hicks — The Transposed Heads; played FOUR times; marks not printed on the paper — 20 per question, as in the 1999 marking guidelines
Recording