ATARMAxxing
QCE MusicPractice Examination 6
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 90 |
| Questions | 3 |
| Structure | Section 1 — 3 Q, 90 marks |
This paper covers
- Memory and nostalgia
- Motif recall and thematic transformation
- Rubato and expressive devices
- Added-note harmony and suspensions
- Structuring paragraphs by key moment
- Q1 'Grandmother's Kitchen' (solo piano film cue): nostalgia through augmentation and an unresolved added ninth
- Q2 'Faded Photograph' (indie-folk song): tape effects, borrowed iv and a slowed bridge
- Q3 'Remembrance' (art song): lament bass, Neapolitan sixth and Picardy third
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.
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