ATARMAxxing
SACE Music StudiesPractice Examination 20
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 144 |
| Questions | 14 |
| Structure | Section A — 11 Q, 92 marks · Section B — 1 Q, 4 marks · Section C — 2 Q, 48 marks |
This paper covers
- Q7 score: constructed string-quartet passacaglia in C minor (ground bass, variation of texture)
- Q8 aural-only: constructed hip-hop beat with sampled strings (loops, meter, texture)
- Q9 arrangement: 'Yankee Doodle' as a Baroque-style canon for recorders
- Q10 compare: constructed chorale and constructed swing ballad
- Q13 A smooth part-writing with V7d; B two modulations and an altered dominant
- Q11 jazz horn-section parts with secondary dominants in G major
- Q12 regrouping an incorrectly beamed 6/8 rhythm
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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