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Year: 2013

Concept(s): Pitch

Topic / genre: Rock, Pop

Composer / artist: Elana Stone

Excerpt title: Come on Over

Excerpt length: 1:06

Question:

01. Describe the use of PITCH in this excerpt.

Question 1

Criteria	Marks
Describes pitch with reference to the use of musical material Demonstrates aural understanding, including descriptions of the musical concept used Answer may contain some inaccurate observations	6
Describes pitch with some reference to the use of musical material Demonstrates aural understanding, but may make generalisations	4-5
Demonstrates basic aural understanding in identifying or commenting on pitch	2-3
Demonstrates limited aural understanding in identifying or commenting on the excerpt	1

Candidates showed strength in these areas:

understanding pitch, making reference to harmony and tonality
understanding the style and features, including 12-bar blues, walking bass, blues scale and bends
structuring a clear and concise answer
using appropriate terminology
identifying examples of instruments to support the description of pitch.

Candidates need to improve in these areas:

describing pitch rather than other concepts
discussing pitch in relation to the excerpt rather than in a generalised form
providing a key or notation to graphic notation
making specific references to the excerpt
providing more detail with discussion of concepts such as register – not simply high or low.

2013 Q1 - HSC Music 1 aural exam revision