1996 HSC Music 1 aural paper

4 questions, 80 marks. Every question has its recording. There are no marking guidelines for this year here.

  1. 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

    Recording
  2. Question 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

    Recording
  3. Question 3

    20 marks

    Describe 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

    Recording
  4. Question 4

    20 marks

    Referring 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
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