Play Track 1 TWICE in succession - NSC Music - Question 1 - 2016 - Paper 2
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 3–4 below.
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:Play Track 1 TWICE in succession - NSC Music - Question 1 - 2016 - Paper 2
Step 1
Listen to the melodic and rhythmic phrase.
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To notate the rhythm of the missing notes in bars 3–4, first identify the rhythmic patterns in the given notes. Considering the structure, the missing notes can be represented as follows:
For bar 3: 1 quarter note (𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒) + 1 eighth note (𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒) + 1 eighth note (𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒)
For bar 4: 2 quarter notes (𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒) + 1 half note (𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒)
This can be symbolically written in musical notation as:
Step 2
Notate the rhythm of the missing notes.
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The notated rhythm for bars 3 and 4 is:
+-------+
| ♩ ♫ ♫ |
| ♩ ♩ ♩ |
+-------+
The first bar has one quarter note followed by two eighth notes, while the second bar contains two quarter notes followed by a half note.
Step 3
Make a cross (X) in the appropriate block.
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After listening to Track 2 three times in succession, compare the melody you just heard with the provided extracts.
Choose the extract that matches the melody based on recognition and mark it with an X. For example, if Extract 1 corresponds to the melody:
Extract 1
Extract 2
Extract 3
This process ensures a clear indication of the correct correspondence based on your auditory analysis.