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Year: 2016

Concept(s): All concepts, Tension

Topic / genre: 20th/21st Century

Composer / artist: 2Cellos

Excerpt title: Mombasa

Excerpt length: 1:56

Question:

04. Explain how TENSION is achieved in this excerpt.

Question 4

Criteria	Marks
Explains in detail how tension is achieved Demonstrates a highly developed aural understanding, using well-supported observations and appropriate examples	8
Explains in some detail how tension is achieved Demonstrates a developed aural understanding, using appropriate observations and examples	6-7
Provides an outline of how tension is achieved Demonstrates a competent aural understanding, using observations and examples	4-5
Provides a basic outline of how tension is achieved Demonstrates a basic aural understanding	2-3
Demonstrates a limited aural understanding	1

Candidates showed strength in these areas:

Candidates need to improve in these areas:

exploring a range of concepts and their contribution to tension
using appropriate musical terminology, particularly in regard to strings
discussing features from the whole excerpt
using the title and artist’s information as a guide to what may be heard, for example, two cellos.

2016 Q4 - HSC Music 1 aural exam revision