GCAP Listening Test Questions With Verified Answers

GCAP Listening Test Questions With Verified Answers Spanish Fandango - answerGenre: American parlor guitar Period: late 19th century (composition) OR 1970s (recording) Context: American revival of old-time guitar music in the 1970s. One of the early standards in 19th century American parlor guitar music. Techniques: Open G tuning. Use of open strings, melody on the first string. Vibrato for a singing sound. Barre chords using the first finger (moveable chord). Steel string guitar played finger style Hawai Marche - answerGenre: Hawaiian Guitar Period: 1930s Context: Hawaiian guitar is characterized by the use of the slide. One of the first 20th century guitar styles where the instrument takes a purely melodic role. Chordal guitar accompaniment with emphasis on beats 2 and 4. Fajar Di Atas Awan - answerGenre: Indonesian Guitar Period: 1990s Context: The band is aiming to create a national style of Indonesian music. It does not reference traditional Indonesian music. Techniques: Arpeggios accompanying the voice. Guitar: Steel string guitar played fingerstyle. Alir Pukai - answerGenre: Papua New Guinean Guitar Period: 2000s Techniques: Guitar orchestra with layered guitar parts. Strumming in a swing rhythm (common in the Pacific region). Solo slide guitar. Bass acoustic guitar provides the low end. Guitar: Steel string and nylon guitars played with picks. Slide guitar on a lap steel guitar. Stack-O-Lee - answerGenre: Blues Period: 1920s Context: A steady bass line keeps the rhythm and outlines the chord changes. The melodic part is syncopated and functions as an introduction and later doubles the vocal melody. The length of blues pieces from this period varies - the 12 bar format yet to be established as the standard. Techniques: Slurs are used in the treble part to emphasise certain notes (hammer ons). A bluesy slide leads into the A chord - one of the few obvious blues touches in the piece. Black Snake Moan - answerGenre: Blues Period: 1920s Context: Flexibility of rhythm and phrasing. Call and response between the voice and guitar. Harmonically unorthodox, using the VI chord in isolation. Techniques: the guitarist uses a wide range of musical elements including tremelo, bass runs, turnarounds (in the introduction or at the end of the form), and melody figures. Guitar: steel string guitar played finger-style. Me and My Chauffer - answerGen