2024 AQA GCSE MUSIC Component 1 Understanding music JUNE Question Paper and
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GCSE
MUSIC
Component 1 Understanding music
Monday 17 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will not need any other materials.
Instructions Question Mark
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. You may use pencil for music notation. 1
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions in Section A.
3
Answer Question 09 in Section B.
Answer one question from Questions 10 to 12 in Section B. 4
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 5
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be 8
marked. 9
Information 10
The marks for questions (or part questions) are shown in brackets. 11
The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
12
There will be suitable pauses for you to read and answer the questions.
You will be assessed on your ability to: TOTAL
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
You have three minutes to read through the paper before the excerpts are played.
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Section A: Listening box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Area of study 1: Western Classical Tradition 1650–1910
You will hear two excerpts.
Each excerpt will be played three times.
Excerpt A
You may find it helpful to tick a box each time you hear the excerpt.
0 1 . 1 Which type of voice is heard at the start of this excerpt?
[1 mark]
Circle your answer.
alto bass soprano tenor
0 1 . 2 What is the time signature of this excerpt?
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Identify two different textures used in this excerpt.
[2 marks]
1
2
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Do not write
outside the
Excerpt B box
You may find it helpful to tick a box each time you hear the excerpt.
0 1 . 4 Name the interval between the first two notes heard in this excerpt.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 5 Name the instrument which plays after the first two notes heard in the excerpt.
[1 mark]
0 1.6 Identify three features of dynamics, harmony and/or rhythm used in this excerpt
typical of the Requiem of the late Romantic period.
[3 marks]
1
2
3
9
Turn over for the next question
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Mark Scheme MERGED
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
MUSIC
Component 1 Understanding music
Monday 17 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will not need any other materials.
Instructions Question Mark
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. You may use pencil for music notation. 1
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions in Section A.
3
Answer Question 09 in Section B.
Answer one question from Questions 10 to 12 in Section B. 4
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 5
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be 8
marked. 9
Information 10
The marks for questions (or part questions) are shown in brackets. 11
The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
12
There will be suitable pauses for you to read and answer the questions.
You will be assessed on your ability to: TOTAL
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
You have three minutes to read through the paper before the excerpts are played.
,*JUN24 271w01*
IB/G/Jun24/G4004/E9 8271/W
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A: Listening box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Area of study 1: Western Classical Tradition 1650–1910
You will hear two excerpts.
Each excerpt will be played three times.
Excerpt A
You may find it helpful to tick a box each time you hear the excerpt.
0 1 . 1 Which type of voice is heard at the start of this excerpt?
[1 mark]
Circle your answer.
alto bass soprano tenor
0 1 . 2 What is the time signature of this excerpt?
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Identify two different textures used in this excerpt.
[2 marks]
1
2
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
Excerpt B box
You may find it helpful to tick a box each time you hear the excerpt.
0 1 . 4 Name the interval between the first two notes heard in this excerpt.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 5 Name the instrument which plays after the first two notes heard in the excerpt.
[1 mark]
0 1.6 Identify three features of dynamics, harmony and/or rhythm used in this excerpt
typical of the Requiem of the late Romantic period.
[3 marks]
1
2
3
9
Turn over for the next question
Turn over ►
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