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FA 'A VA E I L E A T UA S A M OA

GOVERNMENT OF SĀMOA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS & CULTURE

SĀMOA SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MUSIC
2014
QUESTION and ANSWER BOOKLET

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS (plus 10 minutes reading time)

TOTAL MARKS: 100

This examination has THREE Sections.

All Sections are COMPULSORY.

SECTION A
• PART 1 PERFORMANCE DIRECTION (10 MARKS)
• PART 2 NOTE ORGANISATION AND RHYTHM (10 MARKS)
• PART 3 KEY, KEY SIGNATURES, SCALES AND CHORDS (30 MARKS)
SECTION B
• PART 4 INTERVALS (10 MARKS)
• PART 5 KEY TRANSPOSITION (10 MARKS)
SECTION C
• PART 6 MUSICAL ANALYSIS (30 MARKS)

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Write your Student Education Number clearly in the right-hand box above and the flap page at
the back of this Booklet.
Write the Marker Code in the left-hand box above.
Answer ALL questions of SECTIONS A, B and C in the spaces provided in this Booklet.
Check that this Booklet contains pages 1 to 16 plus the flap page at the back.
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SECTION A 50 MARKS

PART 1 PERFORMANCE DIRECTION (10 MARKS)

Instruction

• Write the letter of your best choice in the boxes provided.

1. What is the English meaning of ‘Mezzo piano’?

A. Quiet
B. Very quiet
C. Moderately quiet
D. Fairly loud
1 mark
2. What does Dal segno mean?

A. To chorus.
B. From the beginning.
C. To the end.
D. From the middle.
1 mark
3. Which musical term instructs a piece to be playfully and merry?

A. Dolce
B. Giocoso
C. Grazioso
D. Espressivo
1 mark
4. What will be written to tell the musician to play Slowly?

A. Adagio
B. Accelerando
C. Allegretto
D. Ritenuto
1 mark

5. The term ‘mezzo’ in music is defined as the

A. end.
B. half.
C. beginning.
D. sign.
1 mark

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5
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6. “At a walking pace” in music is __________

A. Lento.
B. A tempo.
C. Andante.
D. Ritardando.
1 mark

7. When a piece of music is gradually getting quieter, it can be indicated by _______

A. P.
B. pp.
C. mp.
D. Decresc.
1 mark

8. Which of these terms means the same as Ralletando?

A. Cantabile
B. Ritardando
C. Diminuendo
D. Accelerando
1 mark

9. What does Allargando mean?

A. With sorrow.
B. A slow dance.
C. Dying away.
D. Broadening.
1 mark

10. Which of these terms means “without”?

A. senza
B. cornetto
C. larghetto
D. con
1 mark

Pg 2 Pg 3 Part 1

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PART 2: NOTE ORGANIZATION AND RHYTHM (10 MARKS)

A. Name the key of each of these major scales and say whether it is ascending or descending.

1.

________________________________________________________ 1 mark

2.

________________________________________________________ 1 mark

B. Add the Time Signature to each of these melodies.

1.

1 mark

2.

1 mark

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4
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3.

1 mark

4.

1 mark

C. Add the missing bar lines to this melody.

4 marks

Pg 4 Pg 5 Part 2

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4 6 10
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PART 3 KEYS, KEY SIGNATURES, SCALES AND CHORDS (30 MARKS)

A. Write one octave of each of the following scales. Do not use a key signature but put in all
the necessary sharp or flat signs. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic.

1. F major ascending

1 mark

2. B flat major descending

1 mark

3. A minor ascending

1 mark

4. D major ascending

1 mark

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4
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B. State the Key Signature and give the letter name of the notes marked*, including the sharp
or flat signs where necessary.

1.

2.

10 marks

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C. TRIADS (10 marks)

(a) Add the correct clef and any necessary flat or sharp signs to each of these tonic
triads. Do not use any Key Signature.

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

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1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

(b) Name the Keys of the Tonic triads.

________________________ 1 mark

________________________ 1 mark

Pg 9

6
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_______________ 1 mark

________________ 1 mark

________________ 1 mark

________________ 1 mark

Pg 6 Pg 7 Pg 8 Pg 9 Pg 10 Part 3

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4 10 6 6 4 30
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SECTION B 20 MARKS

PART 4 INTERVALS (10 MARKS)

A. Finding Intervals.

1. Circle two notes next to each other that are a 5th apart.

2. Circle two notes next to each other than are a 5th apart.

6 marks

B. Writing Intervals.

1. Above each note, write another note to form the named harmonic interval. The key is
given.

2 marks

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2. After each note, write a higher note to form the named melodic interval. The key is
given.

2 marks

Pg 11 Pg 12 Part 4

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8 2 10
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PART 5 NOTE VALUE (10 MARKS)

Rewrite the following in notes and a rest of half the value, beginning as shown.

Part 5

10
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SECTION C 30 MARKS

PART 6 MUSICAL ANALYSIS (30 MARKS)

1. Look at this melody, adapted from a piece by Schumann, and then answer the questions
below.

(a) Give the meaning of each of these. 10 marks

________________________________________________
Molto =
cantabile ________________________________________________

= ________________________________________________
=60
________________________________________________

= ________________________________________________
dolce
________________________________________________

cresc. = ________________________________________________

________________________________________________

mp =
________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Pg 14

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(b) (i) Give the time name (e.g. crotchet or quarter-note) of the rest in the last bar.
2 marks

(ii) Circle two notes next to each other which are a 6th apart.
2 marks

(iii) How many times does this rhythm occur?

______________________________________________________________
2 marks

(iv) The key of the melody is A major.

On which degree of the scale (e.g. 2nd, 3rd) does the melody begin?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2 marks

(v) Answer TRUE or FALSE.

The time signature 2/4 means that there are two quaver (eighth-note) beats in
a bar.

______________________________ 2 marks

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(c) Copy out the music from the start of the melody to the end of bar 10, exactly as it is
written below. Don’t forget the clef, key signature, dynamics and all other details.
Write the music on the blank stave given below. Marks will be given for neatness
and accuracy.

10 marks

Pg 14 Pg 15 Pg 16 Part 6

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10 10 10 30
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FLAP PAGE
Student Education Number

(Marker’s Use Only)

SECTION A

Part 1
10

Part 2
10

Part 3
30
SECTION B

Part 4
10

Part 5
10
SECTION C

Part 6
30

TOTAL
100