Pop Music Theory (MR404)

Assessment 2 (60%)

Instructions:

1. The duration of this exam is 1.5hrs. (That's 90 mins)

2. This exam paper has a total of 5 sections & 8 pages.

3. Please read the questions carefully and then answer ALL the questions.

4. If you have missed my classes & have not prepared, don't waste your time, instead pray to God.

5. Crying is allowed but please do so quietly.

6. Do not wipe tears on exam paper.

7. Do not unnecessarily smile at the person sitting next to you, they may also not know the answer.

8. These questions have been designed to ensure you waste more time if you were to use your
phone to cheat. Feel free to #challenge. You will also be given a 0 for your exam.

9. Do not get nervous if your friend completes the paper first, they may just be showing off
to make you feel more nervous.

10. May you know more than what Jon Snow knows. Good luck!
 Pop Music Theory (MR404)
Assessment 2
Name:_____________________________

Student Number:___________________

Section 1: Rhythmic Composition [20 marks]

COMPOSE a 2 bar rhythm to the following questions.

Write your answers in the staves below.
Use may use the "rhythm slash" note head for your answers (optional)

Fill in your ANSWER here

1.1

4
/ 4V V V V V V V V V Œ

Fill in your ANSWER here

1.2

4
/ 4 V VJ V V V V V V VVVV Œ
3 3 3

Fill in your ANSWER here

1.3

4
/ 4 VVVVV V VVVVV VVVVV V V VVV

Fill in your ANSWER here

1.4

3
/ 4V V V V V V V V V V V V V
3 3

Fill in your ANSWER here

1.5

6
/ 8 V V V V V V V V V V V V™
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Section 2A: Beaming [12 marks]

BEAM the following notes.

Write your answers in the staves below.

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.1

4
/ 4 œJ œJ œJ œJ œ œJ œJ œJ œJ œ œJ œJ œJ œJ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.2

4
/ 4 œ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ œ œJ œJ œ œJ œJ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.3

3
/ 4 œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ ‰ œJ œJ œR œR

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.4

4
/ 4 œJ œJ œ œJ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ œJ œJ Œ œJ œJ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.5

6
/ 8 œJ œJ œJ œ œ
J
œ œ œ
J J
œ œ
J J

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.6

4
/ 4 ‰ œJ œJ œJ ‰ œJ œJ œJ œJ œJ ‰ œJ œJ œJ ‰ œJ
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Section 2B: Beaming [12 marks]

BEAM the following notes CORRECTLY.

Write your answers in the staves below.

Fill in your ANSWER here

wrong beaming
2.7

4 L
/ 4 œJ œ
J
œ œ œ œ œ œ
J

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.8

4
/ 4 œJ œ œ œ
R R
œ œ œ
J
‰ œ œ
R R

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.9

3
/ 4 œJ œ œ œ œ œ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.10

3
/ 4 œJ œ œ œ œ
R
œ œ œ œ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.11

6
/ 8œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Fill in your ANSWER here

2.12

4
/ 4 œJ œ
J
‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J
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Section 3A: Chord Progressions [15 marks]

Write CHORDS on top of the given melody.

Use only ONE or TWO chords per bar
(i.e. Bbmaj7, G7, Cm7, F7, etc)

Fill in your ANSWERS here.... etc...

3.1 L L
4 œ œ œ œ
&4œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó

& #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w
œ œ œ œ

Fill in your ANSWERS here.... etc...

3.2L L
4 œ
&b4 œ ‰ j
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

Fill in your ANSWERS here.... etc...

3.3 L L
#3 œ œ™ œ™ ˙™
& 4 œ ˙
œ œ

# œ œ œ
& œ œ™ œ™ œ œ #œ ˙™
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Section 3B: Chord Progressions [16 marks]

Fill in the ______ with the most suitable CHORD.

Write your answers on the lines provided.
There is more than one CHORD OPTION for each ______

fill in your answer here fill in your answer here etc...

3.4 L L
C^ ____ Dm7 G7 ____ A7 Dm7 G7 C^

& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.5
F^9 A7¨9 ____ Cm7 ____ B¨^ Am7 Gm7 C7sus

& bb V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.6
____ Cm6 Bm7 E7 Am7 ____ G^
#
& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.7
Am7 Am^/G# ____ ____ F^ Em7 Dm7 G7

& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.8
Cm7 F7 Cm7 ____ A¨ ____ Cm7

& bbb V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.9
A^ E/G# F#m7 ____ D^ A/C# Bm7 ____
###
& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.10
C^ E7 ____ Gm7 C7 F^ Fm7 B¨7 ____

& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

3.11
F#Ø F^ ____ E7¨9 Am7 ____ Dm7 D¨7 C^

& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
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Section 4: Transposition [15 marks]
Transpose the following musical extracts to the stated intervals.
Write your answers in the staves provided.
Do NOT use a key signature.

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.1

& œ bœ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ &
Transpose up a major 2nd

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.2

& #˙ ˙ ˙ œ nœ &
Transpose up a minor 3rd

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.3

& œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ #œ ˙ &
Transpose down a perfect 4th

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.4
œ #œ œ œ œ
& ‰ œJ œ ˙ &
Transpose down a major 6th

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.5

& b œ œ œ œ œ b œ #œ œ b œ nœ œ b œ œ œ œ &
Transpose up an Octave

Fill in your ANSWER here

4.6

& Œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ n˙ &
Transpose down a minor 3rd
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Section 5: Transposing Instruments [10 marks]

Transpose this musical extract for the following Transposing Instruments.

Write your answers in the staves provided.
Write the NEW KEY SIGNATURE of the transposed part.
Write the expressions, dymamics & articulation as well.

Original Melody

4 >œ œ >œ œ œ >œ œ. nœ. œ. œ bœ œ U

&4 ‰ #œj œ œ b œ œ œ Œ w ~~~~
~~~~
3
f mp

5.1 Transpose this melody for Trumpet in Bb

&

5.2 Transpose this melody for Alto Saxophone in Eb

&

5.3 Transpose this melody for Tenor Saxophone in Bb

&

[End of Assesment Paper 2]