Unit 2 Effect in Music | Area of Study 3 - Outcome 3 | Listening & Interpretation Test

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Effect in Music - Unit 2

Area of Study 3 - Outcome 3
Practice Assessment Task Set 1
LISTENING & INTERPRETATION TEST
Reading time: 9 minutes
Writing time: 31 minutes

Question & Answer Book

Structure of the Written Test

Number of Number of questions Number of

Section
questions to be answered marks
Listening &
2 2 22
Interpretation
Total: 22

Instructions for teachers:

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Instructions for students:

This Practice Assessment Test Set 1 - Listening & Interpretation test consists of Question 1 in 5 parts and
Question 2 in 5 parts, all of which need to be answered in the spaces provided.
There are a total of 22 marks available. The marks allocated to each question are indicated
beside each individual question title.

Audio material is provided for this test.

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Student: Unit 2 Effect in Music - Practice Assessment Task Set 1

Listening & Interpretation

Question 1 (10 marks)

Work: 'Miserere'
Composer/Creator: Felix Riebl
Performer: The Cat Empire
Publisher: Two Shoes (2005)

The following 2’12” excerpt has been divided into three sections. Each section will be played three times with
silence after each playing.
Complete all five questions below.

1a. Listen to Section 1 (3'30" - 4'25") three times and answer the following TWO questions.

First playing (0'55") - 30 seconds of silence

Second playing (0'55") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (0'55") - 1 minute of silence

i. Describe the phrasing used in this excerpt and how it impacts the mood. 1 mark

ii. Describe the tone colour of the lead and backing vocals and how this affects the character of 1 mark
the excerpt.

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Listening & Interpretation

1b. Listen to Section 2 (4'26" - 5'05") three times and answer the following TWO questions.
First playing (0'19") - 30 seconds of silence
Second playing (0'19") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (0'19") - 1 minute of silence

iii. Describe the texture of the excerpt and how this is used to create the character or mood. 2 marks

iv. Describe the tone colour of the vocals and how this contrasts with the previous excerpt. 2 marks

1c. Listen to Section 3 (5'06" - 5'42") three times and answer the following question.
First playing (0'42") - 30 seconds of silence
Second playing (0'42") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (0'42") - 1 minute of silence

v. How are the elements of tone colour, phrasing and texture used in this excerpt to create 3 marks
character or mood?

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Listening & Interpretation

Question 2 (10 marks)

Work: 'The Adventures of Tintin'
Composer/Creator: John Williams
Album/Publisher: Music from the Motion Picture: The Adventures of Tintin:The Secret of the Unicorn (Sony
Classical, 2005)

The following 2’25” excerpt has been divided into three sections. Each section will be played three times with
silence after each playing.

Complete all five questions below.

2a. Listen to Section 1 (0'03" - 1'07") three times and answer the following TWO questions.

First playing (1'04") - 30 seconds of silence

Second playing (1'04") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (1'04") - 1 minute of silence

i. Describe the articulation used in this excerpt and how it impacts the mood. 2 marks

ii. Describe the tone colour used and how this affects the character of the excerpt. 2 marks

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Listening & Interpretation

2b. Listen to Section 2 (1'08" - 1'53") three times and answer the following TWO questions.
First playing (0'45") - 30 seconds of silence
Second playing (0'45") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (0'45") - 1 minute of silence

iii. Describe the dynamics of the excerpt and how this is used to create the character or mood. 2 marks

iv. Describe the tone colour of the accompaniment in this excerpt and how this contrasts with the 2 marks
tone colour of the melody.

2c. Listen to Section 3 (1'54" - 2'28") three times and answer the following question.
First playing (0'34") - 30 seconds of silence
Second playing (0'34") - 1 minute of silence
Third and final playing (0'34") - 1 minute of silence

v. How are the elements of tone colour, dynamics and articulation used in this excerpt to create 3 marks
character or mood?

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