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COMPONENT 3: Appraising
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE MUSIC Advanced COMPONENT 3: Appraising QP JUNE 2025
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• Use black ink or ball-point pen. You may use pencil for rough work in Question 4.
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• Answer all questions in Section A. In Section B answer question
5 and question 6(a) or 6(b) or 6(c) or 6(d).
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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• The total mark for this paper is 100.
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Courtney Pine, Back in the Day: Inner State (of Mind)
Listen to Track 1 and refer to Excerpt 1 in the Resource Booklet.
(a) Describe the music of the vocals at the start.
(3)
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(b) Describe the harmony at bars 2 to 9.
(2)
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(c) Describe the melody of the vocal line at bars 10 to 13.
(2)
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(d) Identify the two melodic intervals heard in the vocal part.
(2)
(i) Bar 14 beat 4 to bar 15 beat 1
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(ii) Bar 16 beat 2 to beat 3
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(Total for Question 1 = 12 marks)
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, 2 Bernard Herrmann, Psycho: Finale
Listen to Track 2 and refer to Excerpt 2 in the Resource Booklet.
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(a) Describe the texture of bars 1 to 13.
(2)
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(b) Identify the following two melodic intervals.
(2)
(i) Bar 2 beat 3 to bar 3 beat 1 in the viola
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(ii) Bar 6 beat 3 to bar 7 beat 1 in the 2nd violin
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(c) Describe the music played by the 1st violins in bar 9 beat 3 to bar 14.
(3)
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candidate information
Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level
3 GCE
Monday 9 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 10 minutes) Pap
reference
er 9MU0/0
Music 3 🟐 🟐
Advanced
COMPONENT 3: Appraising
You must have: Total Marks
Resource Booklet (enclosed)
Audio files, headphones and individual audio player
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE MUSIC Advanced COMPONENT 3: Appraising QP JUNE 2025
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen. You may use pencil for rough work in Question 4.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and
candidate number.
• Answer all questions in Section A. In Section B answer question
5 and question 6(a) or 6(b) or 6(c) or 6(d).
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to
• answer it. Check your answers if you have time
• You may listen to excerpts as many times as you wish.
at the end.
• You are reminded of the importance of clear and orderly
presentation in your answers.
Turn over
P74769RA
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you
change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and
then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Courtney Pine, Back in the Day: Inner State (of Mind)
Listen to Track 1 and refer to Excerpt 1 in the Resource Booklet.
(a) Describe the music of the vocals at the start.
(3)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......................
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(b) Describe the harmony at bars 2 to 9.
(2)
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(c) Describe the melody of the vocal line at bars 10 to 13.
(2)
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(d) Identify the two melodic intervals heard in the vocal part.
(2)
(i) Bar 14 beat 4 to bar 15 beat 1
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(ii) Bar 16 beat 2 to beat 3
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, (e) Describe features of jazz influence in this
excerpt. (3)
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(Total for Question 1 = 12 marks)
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, 2 Bernard Herrmann, Psycho: Finale
Listen to Track 2 and refer to Excerpt 2 in the Resource Booklet.
AREA
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(a) Describe the texture of bars 1 to 13.
(2)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......................
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(b) Identify the following two melodic intervals.
(2)
(i) Bar 2 beat 3 to bar 3 beat 1 in the viola
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......................
(ii) Bar 6 beat 3 to bar 7 beat 1 in the 2nd violin
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(c) Describe the music played by the 1st violins in bar 9 beat 3 to bar 14.
(3)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......................
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