BOSTES 2006 HSC Music 1 Aural Skills - Markers Guidelines and Feedback

Better responses:

• were coherent, detailed and well structured, with relevant musical examples
• gave evidence of focused listening, and of a deep understanding of the concepts
• were directed clearly to the question
• used terminology correctly
• identified performing media correctly
• incorporated other concepts appropriately
• in some cases made specific references to techniques on trumpet or guitar in relation to expressive techniques
• showed understanding of dynamics and expressive techniques and demonstrated focused listening in relation to these with appropriate examples
• demonstrated a detailed understanding of jazz and recognised devices such as call and response.
• explored several relevant points giving appropriate supporting examples
• included clearly labelled and relevant diagrams
• notated drum patterns correctly when including them
• used clear and relevant manuscript examples.

Weaker responses:

• consisted of generalisations without appropriate musical examples
• were often repetitive
• were not clearly structured
• restated the question without development
• incorrectly identified performing media
• made limited, sometimes incorrect use of terminology
• had limited understanding of expressive techniques
• confused the concepts with each other eg pitch and dynamics
• drew poorly annotated or irrelevant diagrams
• notated drum patterns incorrectly
• used notation that was not relevant to the question
• explored only one instrument or concept
• referred to ‘aerophones’ without specifically identifying the trumpet
• were narrative or descriptive rather than analytical
• gave opinions on quality of the piece, eg how well it was played.