Effect in Music Unit 2 | Area of Study 3 - Outcome 3 | Music Language Test

Student Name:

Effect in Music - Unit 2

Area of Study 3 - Outcome 3
Practice Assessment Task Set 1
MUSIC LANGUAGE TEST
Reading time: 10 minutes
Writing time: 29 minutes

Question & Answer Book

Structure of the Music Language Test

Question Type Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks

Music Language 12 12 34
Total: 34

Instructions for teachers:

Please read the associated teacher information booklet for more information.

Instructions for students:

This Practice Assessment Task Set 1 Music Language test consists of 12 questions, all of which need to be
answered in the spaces provided.
Students are advised to use pencil NOT pen to complete this Music Language test.
There are a total of 34 marks available. The marks allocated to each question are indicated
beside each individual question title.

Audio material is provided for the aural questions in this Practice Assessment Task Set 1 Music Language
test. Blank manuscript for rough work is included on page 7.

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The VCAA is the ONLY official source of advice on this assessment.
This publication should only be used for practice purposes and all information herein should be
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Student: Unit 2 Effect in Music - Practice Assessment Task Set 1

Music Language

Question 1 (2 marks)

Listen to the following four-bar melody and answer questions a. and b. below. The melody will be played
three times. The rhythm of the melody is provided. A two-bar count in will precede each playing.

6
/ 8 œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.

First playing - 10 seconds of silence

Second playing - 10 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 10 seconds of silence

a. Identify the size and quality of the interval marked with a bracket. 1 mark

b. Identify the tonality of the melody. 1 mark

Question 2 (3 marks)

Listen to the following intervals. Each interval will be played three times. Identify the size and quality of each
of these intervals played from these alternatives.

Major 7th minor 6th Major 2nd Major 6th Major 3rd Perfect 4th

First playing - 5 seconds of silence

Second playing - 5 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 5 seconds of silence
1.

2.

3.

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Music Language

Question 3 (3 marks)

Identify the size and quality of each interval. You will have three minutes to complete this question.

Choose from the following alternatives:

minor 7th Perfect 4th Perfect 5th minor 2nd Major 7th Major 2nd

b w ? #w
& w w
w
w
1. 2. 3.

Question 4 (2 marks)

Listen to the following scales. Each scale will be played twice, ascending and/or descending, with silent
working time after each playing.

Identify the scale played from these alternatives:

Major Major pentatonic natural minor minor pentatonic

First playing - 5 seconds of silence

Second and final playing - 5 seconds of silence

1.

2.

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Question 5 (3 marks)

Add a key signature to the following three scales as required to make them the Major scale with the first note
as the tonic note. You will have three minutes to complete this question.

w w w w w
& w w w

& w w w w w w
w w

w w w w
& w w w w

Question 6 (2 marks)

Listen to the following Major or minor triads. Each triad will be played twice, in block harmony and as an
arpeggio. Identify each triad played from these alternatives:

Major minor

First playing - 5 seconds of silence

Second and final playing - 5 seconds of silence

1.

2.

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Question 7 (3 marks)

Write each triad using semibreves in either the treble or the bass clef, or by writing the letter names of the
notes that belong to the triads, including the bass note. For example, the Major triad on C would be - C E G.
You will have three minutes to complete this question.

&
minor triad on D minor triad on G Major triad on F

OR

minor triad on D minor triad on G Major triad on F

OR

minor triad on D minor triad on G Major triad on F

Question 8 (4 marks)

Listen to the following chord progression. The chord progression begins on the tonic chord and will be played
three times, with silent working time between each playing. Each chord is in root position. The first and last
chords are given. A one-bar count-in will precede each playing.

First playing - 10 seconds of silence

Second playing - 10 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 10 seconds of silence

Identify the bass note and quality of chords 2 and 3 in the blank spaces of the harmonic grid below.

Harmonic Grid 1. do 2. fa 3. so 4. fa

Bass note C F

Quality Major Major

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Music Language

Question 9 (2 marks)
Listen to the following four-bar work for alto flute. The work will be played three times. A one-bar count-in will
precede each playing. A transcription of this work is printed below; however, the notation is missing in the
alto flute part for bars 2 and 3.

Using the melodic fragments (A-D) below, identify the missing melody by circling the alternative that
represents the missing bars of melody.
First playing - 20 seconds of silence
Second playing - 30 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 30 seconds of silence

1
3
2 3 4
Alto
Flute &4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙.

Melodic alternatives
2 A-D: 3

& œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ
22 33

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
A:
œ œ œ œ œ
2 3

œ œœ
2 3
&
& œœ œœ œœ œœ
22
œœ 33
œœ œœ œœ œœ œ
œ
B: & œ œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œœ
2 3

œœ œœ
2 3
&
& œ œœ œœ
22
œ 33
œœ œœ œœ œœ
& œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
œ œ
C:
œ œ œ
2 3

œœ œ œœ œ œ œ
2 3
&
& œ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
D: 22 33

& œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
2 3

& œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ

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Music Language

Question 10 (4 marks)

Listen to the following four-bar work for trumpet. The work will be played three times. A transcription of this
work is printed below; however, the notation is missing for the first two beats of bar 2 and the last two beats
of bar 3. The rhythm is given in the top line. A two-bar count in will precede each playing.

First playing - 10 seconds of silence

Second playing - 10 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 10 seconds of silence

Transcribe the missing melody for the first two beats of bar 2 and the last two beats of bar 3. You can answer
either by writing on the staff or with letter names or solfa in the boxes provided.

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Question 11 (2 marks)
Listen to the following four-bar excerpt. The excerpt will be played three times. A one-bar count-in will
precede each playing. The rhythm is missing in the side drum part from bars 2 and 3.

Using the rhythms (A-D) below, identify the missing rhythm by circling the alternative that represents the
missing bars of rhythm.
First playing - 15 seconds of silence
Second playing - 15 seconds of silence
Third and final playing - 20 seconds of silence
1 2
Side ° 6œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Drum / 8

6
Bass
Drum ¢ / 8 œ. œ. œ. œ.

4 part 8 Bar/4
3 4
°/ 4 part 8 Bar/4 œ œ œ œ œ.
2 3

                            
2 4 part 8 Bar/4 3
œ . œ . œ. œ.
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42 part
Rhythmic alternatives A-D: 8 Bar/4
3

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2 3
A:
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2 3

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2 3
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   C:
           
2 3
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   D:2       3           
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Question 12 (4 marks)
Listen to the following four-bar excerpt. The excerpt will be played four times. A one-bar count-in will precede
each playing. The rhythm is missing in the side drum part from bars 2 and 3.

First playing - 15 seconds of silence

Second playing - 15 seconds of silence
Third playing - 20 seconds of silence
Fourth and final playing - 20 seconds of silence

1 j 2
4
Side
Drum / 4 œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

3 4 j
S. D. / œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ

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