MUSIC PAPER 2
GRADE 12
NOVEMBER 2020
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

  1. This question paper consists of THREE sections:
    SECTION A: Aural (10)
    SECTION B: Recognition (12)
    SECTION C: Form (8)
  2. QUESTION 1, QUESTION 2, QUESTION 3 and QUESTION 7 are COMPULSORY.
  3. Answer QUESTION 4 (Western Art Music (WAM)) OR QUESTION 5 (Jazz) OR QUESTION 6 (Indigenous African Music (IAM)).
  4. Write ALL your answers on this question paper. Use a pencil for music notation and blue or black ink for the other answers.
  5. This examination will be done while candidates are listening to a CD.
  6. The music teacher of the centre must conduct the examination in the presence of the invigilator.
  7. The last page of this question paper is manuscript paper intended for rough work. The candidate must NOT remove this page.
  8. Candidates may NOT have access to any musical instrument for the duration of this examination.
  9. Candidates must take note of the mark allocation of each question to provide enough information in their answers.
  10. Write neatly and legibly.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PERSON OPERATING THE SOUND EQUIPMENT

  1. The instructions for the music teacher appear in frames.
  2. Each music extract (track) must be played the number of times specified in the question paper.
  3. Allow adequate time between tracks to give candidates time to think and write their answers before playing the next track.
  4. The number of the track must be announced clearly each time before it is played.
  5. If a school offers more than one stream (Western Art Music (WAM), Jazz, Indigenous African Music (IAM)), the following guidelines must be followed:
    • Each stream must do the examination in a separate venue.
    • Each venue must be equipped with suitable sound equipment.
    • Each venue must have its own CD with music extracts.
    • An invigilator must be present in each venue.
  6. The tracks have to be played as follows:
    • WAM candidates: Tracks 1 to 15 and Track 24
    • Jazz candidates: Tracks 1 to 10, Tracks 16 to 18 and Track 24
    • IAM candidates: Tracks 1 to 10 and Tracks 19 tot 24
  7. A battery-powered CD player must be available in case of a power failure.

SECTION A: AURAL
QUESTION 1

Play Track 1 TWICE in succession.
1.1 Listen to the melodic and rhythmic phrase. Notate the rhythm of the missing notes in bars 2–3 below. (3)
1
Play Track 1 TWICE again.
Play Track 2 THREE times in succession.
1.2 Which ONE of the notations below best represents the melodic line played on the piano? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
2
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QUESTION 2
Play Track 3 ONCE for a general overview.
Listen to the extract below. Answer the questions that follow.
3
2.1 Name the solo instrument in this extract.
___________________________________ (1)
Play Track 4 ONCE.
2.2 Listen to the first TWO phrases. Which compositional technique is used at 2.2? Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.

Sequence Repetition Ostinato Inversion

(1)
Play Track 5 TWICE.
2.3 Now, listen to the THIRD phrase. What type of non-chordal note do you hear at 2.3?
___________________________________ (1)
Play Track 5 THREE times.
2.4 Listen to the THIRD phrase again. The notation of bar 11 has been omitted at 2.4. Fill in the missing pitches and note values that correspond with the music. (2)
Play Track 5 ONCE again.
Play Track 6 TWICE.
2.5 Listen to the FOURTH phrase. Name the interval formed between the given note and the missing note at 2.5.
___________________________________ (1)
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TOTAL SECTION A: 10

SECTION B: RECOGNITION OF MUSIC CONCEPTS
QUESTION 3: GENERAL LISTENING (COMPULSORY)

Listen to the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 7 TWICE.
3.1 Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 7. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A ANSWERS 
Serioso   
Accented chords  
Glissando   
Rallentando   
Dotted rhythms   
Minor key   
Polyphonic  
Introduction  

(3)
Play Track 8 TWICE.
3.2 Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 8. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A ANSWERS
Scatting   
Monophonic   
Minor key   
Aerophone   
Ostinato   
Major key  
Quadruple time  
Tenor voice  

(3)
Play Track 9 TWICE.
3.3 Indicate TWO statements in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 9. Make a cross (X) in TWO appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A  ANSWERS
The extract consists of orchestral homophonic and polyphonic textures.  
The extract contains a piano introduction with a homophonic texture.   
The extract contains an introduction with a monophonic texture.   
The extract consists of a string orchestra with a harpsichord.   
The extract consists of a harpsichord accompanied by woodwind instruments.  

(2)
Play Track 10 TWICE.
3.4 Identify (a) to (d) and write down what you hear.

Role of the aerophone:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Texture:
______________________________________________________________

Voice type of lead singer:
______________________________________________________________

Role of the chordophone:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ (4)
(12 ÷ 3)

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Answer QUESTION 4 (WAM) OR QUESTION 5 (JAZZ) OR QUESTION 6 (IAM).
QUESTION 4: WAM

Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 11 ONCE.
4.1 Identify the genre of this extract. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.

Concert overture Symphony Overture Aria

(1)
Play Track 12 TWICE.
4.2 Name the character who sings in this extract.
______________________________________ (1)
4.3 Name the voice type in this extract.
______________________________________ (1)
4.4 How does the composer express emotion through music in this aria? State THREE ways.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (3)
Play Track 13 TWICE.
4.5 Indicate FOUR items in COLUMN A that relate to the music. Make a cross (X) in FOUR appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A ANSWERS
Orchestral fortissimo  
Viola solo   
Tuba   
Tremolo in the timpani  
Affettuoso   
Melody played by the brass  
Sforzando  
Romantic orchestra  
Allegro  
Piccolo  
Arpeggiated figures in high strings  

(4)
4.6 Name the composer of this extract.
_____________________________________________ (1)
Play Track 14 TWICE.
4.7 Identify the style period.
_____________________________________________ (1)
4.8 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 4.7.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________(2)
Play Track 15 ONCE.
4.9 Give the title of the composition from which this extract was taken and describe the mood of this section.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
(16 ÷ 2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12

OR
QUESTION 5: JAZZ

Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 16 TWICE.
5.1 Identify the style of South African jazz.
____________________________________ (1)
5.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 5.1.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
5.3 Select the correct combination of instruments in the rhythm section in this extract. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.

Acoustic piano
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Guitar 
Keyboard
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Guitar 
Electric organ
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Guitar

(1)
5.4 Is this extract in a major or minor key?
____________________________________ (1)
Play Track 17 TWICE.
5.5 Name the chordophone that provides the kwela rhythm.
____________________________________ (1)
5.6 Describe the texture with ONE word.
____________________________________ (1)
5.7 Give TWO reasons why this is kwela music.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
5.8 With which artist, other than Spokes Mashiyane, do you associate this style?
____________________________________ (1)
Play Track 18 TWICE.
5.9 Identify the band/artist that you associate with this music.
___________________________________ (1)
5.10 With which jazz style do you associate this music?
___________________________________ (1)
5.11 What is the role of the aerophone in this extract?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
5.12 Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A ANSWERS
Minor key   
Cyclic chord structure  
Homophonic texture   
Acappella   
Repetitive dance tune  
Boogie bass line  
Close vocal harmony  
Monophonic texture  

(3)
(16 ÷ 2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12

OR
QUESTION 6: IAM

Listen to the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Play Track 19 TWICE.
6.1 Identify the style that you hear. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.

Mbaqanga Maskanda Malombo Isicathamiya

(1)
6.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 6.1.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
6.3 Select the correct combination of instruments in the rhythm section in this extract. Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.

African drums
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Guitar
Idiophones 
Drum kit
Tabla
Bass guitar
Guitar
Idiophones 
African drums
Drum kit
Bass guitar
Guitar
Keyboard 

(1)
Play Track 20 ONCE.
6.4 Describe what the singer does in this extract.
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
Play Track 21 TWICE.
6.5 Identify the artist in this extract.
___________________________________ (1)
6.6 With which style do you associate the music in QUESTION 6.5?
___________________________________ (1)
6.7 Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music. Make a cross (X) in THREE appropriate blocks.

COLUMN A ANSWERS
IsiXhosa rhythms and harmony   
Call and response  
Syncopated accents  
Overtone singing  
Female backing vocals  
Minor key  
Cyclic chord progression  

(3)
Play Track 22 TWICE.
6.8 Give the musical term for the introduction at the beginning of this extract.
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
6.9 Write down TWO features of the music referred to in QUESTION 6.8.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
Play Track 23 ONCE.
6.10 Give ONE reason why this is maskanda music.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
6.11 Describe the role of the male backing vocalists in this extract.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
6.12 Name the vocal technique that you hear in the background of this extract.
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
(16 ÷ 2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 12

SECTION C: FORM
QUESTION 7

Read and study the questions for ONE minute.
Play Track 24 ONCE.
Listen to the piece below while you study the score.
4
Play Track 24 ONCE again.
7.1 Name the form type of this piece.
______________________________________________________________ (1)
7.2 Motivate your answer to QUESTION 7.1 by giving a schematic layout of the form of this piece. Use the table below.

SECTION BAR NUMBERS
   
   

(4)
7.3 Compare the melody in bar 1 with the melody indicated on the score at X in bar 5. Which compositional technique has been used in bar 5?
_____________________________________________________________ (1)
7.4 Name the key and cadence in bars 15 and 16 at 7.4.
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
Play Track 24 for a final overview.
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TOTAL SECTION C: 8
GRAND TOTAL: 30

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