ATARMAxxing
SACE Music StudiesPractice Examination 19
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 144 |
| Questions | 14 |
| Structure | Section A — 11 Q, 90 marks · Section B — 1 Q, 6 marks · Section C — 2 Q, 48 marks |
This paper covers
- Q7 score: constructed brass-trio fanfare and chorale in C (ternary, triplets, articulation)
- Q8 aural-only: constructed heavy-rock excerpt (power chords, drop tuning, half-time feel)
- Q9 arrangement: 'Hot Cross Buns' developed as a jazz-waltz for piano trio
- Q10 compare: constructed Classical minuet and constructed Romantic waltz
- Q13 A cadential six-four in F minor; B secondary dominants in D
- Q11 string-quartet parts beneath a 6/8 melody in A major
- Q12 re-barring a 9-beat rhythm in 3/4 and 9/8
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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