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    Year 10 Music Yearly Aural Analysis Exam: Heathcote

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    This document provides a sample yearly aural analysis exam for Year 10 music students. It consists of three sections that analyze concepts like texture, density, harmony, and tone color in different musical excerpts. The first section asks students to identify which musical concept is being analyzed in different written descriptions. The second section asks students to analyze and describe the texture, density changes, and accompaniment in provided excerpts. The third section asks students to compare elements like duration, pitch, tone color, and texture between the original and cover versions of a song.

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    Year 10 Music Yearly Aural Analysis Exam: Heathcote

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    This document provides a sample yearly aural analysis exam for Year 10 music students. It consists of three sections that analyze concepts like texture, density, harmony, and tone color in different musical excerpts. The first section asks students to identify which musical concept is being analyzed in different written descriptions. The second section asks students to analyze and describe the texture, density changes, and accompaniment in provided excerpts. The third section asks students to compare elements like duration, pitch, tone color, and texture between the original and cover versions of a song.

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    This document provides a sample yearly aural analysis exam for Year 10 music students. It consists of three sections that analyze concepts like texture, density, harmony, and tone color in different musical excerpts. The first section asks students to identify which musical concept is being analyzed in different written descriptions. The second section asks students to analyze and describe the texture, density changes, and accompaniment in provided excerpts. The third section asks students to compare elements like duration, pitch, tone color, and texture between the original and cover versions of a song.

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    Year 10 Music Yearly Aural Analysis Exam: Heathcote

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    This document provides a sample yearly aural analysis exam for Year 10 music students. It consists of three sections that analyze concepts like texture, density, harmony, and tone color in different musical excerpts. The first section asks students to identify which musical concept is being analyzed in different written descriptions. The second section asks students to analyze and describe the texture, density changes, and accompaniment in provided excerpts. The third section asks students to compare elements like duration, pitch, tone color, and texture between the original and cover versions of a song.

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    Heathcote

    High School
    Excellence, Opportunity and Success for all our students

    Year 10 Music
    Yearly Aural Analysis Exam

    2017

    1 hour

    5 minutes reading time.

    Each excerpt will be played 3 times for you to answer all


    questions and check your answers. There will be 1-2
    minutes silent writing time between playings.

    Student Name: _________________________________


    Section 1 – Concept Identification

    1. Read the following comments and decide which concept is being analysed.
    Tick or colour the box for your answer.

    a) “The lead guitar is the first layer of sound we hear in this song. It  Pitch
    establishes itself as an important element from the beginning,  Duration
    playing a riff that continues throughout the song.”  Tone Colour
     Structure
     Texture
     Dynamics and Expression

    ***

    b) “The piano is playing a high pitch melody that ascends in small  Pitch
    steps before suddenly descending in large, disjunct leaps. The  Duration
    contour of this melody can be shown with this diagram:  Tone Colour
    ”  Structure
     Texture
     Dynamics and Expression

    ***

    c) “The lead vocalist is singing in an operatic tone. This melody is  Pitch


     Duration
    sweet and gentle, reinforcing the message of the lyrics.”
     Tone Colour
     Structure
     Texture
     Dynamics and Expression

    ***

     Pitch
    d) “The chorus returns at the end of the song, although this section  Duration
    is modified and uses fragments of the original chorus repetitively as  Tone Colour
    to song fades to its conclusion.”  Structure
     Texture
     Dynamics and Expression

    ***

     Pitch
    e) “The Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drum Kit comprise the Rhythm  Duration
    Section. These instruments play an integral role in the song,  Tone Colour
    establishing a moderately fast tempo and strong emphasis on off-  Structure
    beats 2 and 4 creating a reggae style.”  Texture
     Dynamics and
    Expression

    ***
    Section 2 – Critical Analysis

    1. Will You Be There – Michael Jackson 0:00 – 1.47

    a) Outline the TEXTURE in this excerpt.

    (Reminder: This question requires you to make a diagram OR list the layers of sound
    in the order you hear them. Remember also that a layer of sound can include more
    than one instrument or voice playing together.)

    b) The DENSITY of the TEXTURE changes at various times during this excerpt.
    How does the density change?
    When?
    Why does the composer choose to change the texture in this way?

    ***
    2. Close Your Eyes – Meghan Trainor 0:00 – 1.13

    a) List the Performing Media that provide ACCOMPANIMENT for the Lead Vocals during
    the first verse and then the chorus in this excerpt.

    Verse Chorus

    b) Explain how the HARMONY (specifically the manipulation of chords as


    accompaniment) changes from the Verse to the Chorus.

    ***
    3. Wonderwall – Oasis (original) and Paul Anka (cover) 0:00 – 1.49 / 2.06

    Complete this chart to compare both versions of the song.

    Concept Oasis Paul Anka

    Duration

    Pitch

    Tone Colour

    Texture

    ***

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