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SACE Music StudiesPractice Examination 3

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks144
Questions14
StructureSection A — 11 Q, 92 marks · Section B — 1 Q, 4 marks · Section C — 2 Q, 48 marks

This paper covers

  • Q7 score: constructed oboe-and-piano romance in E-flat (circle progression, passing modulation, climax)
  • Q8 aural-only: constructed piece fusing tango and drum-and-bass (form, texture, style fusion)
  • Q9 arrangement: 'Amazing Grace' for saxophone quartet
  • Q10 compare: theme and three variations for string trio (tempo, tonality, thematic material)
  • Q13 A dominant 7th in inversions; B altered dominants in a minor key
  • Q11 vocal (SATB "oo") arrangement in A minor over a lament bass; Q12 adding bar lines and compound beaming in 6/8

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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SACE Music Studies Practice Examination 3