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Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
Music Technology
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 Phil Oakey with Giorgio Moroder: Together In Electric Dreams (1984)
Track 1
(a) Listen to the drums.
(i) Identify the pattern which best represents the drums between 0:44–0:59.
(1)
A 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
2
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, (ii) Describe how textural interest is added to the drums in the instrumental section
(2:45–3.15).
(1)
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(iii) The drum part of the song is very repetitive. Describe how you might
introduce more variety into the drums.
(2)
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(b) Listen to the synthesiser with shifting panning in the intro (0:00–0:15).
(i) Describe the filtering.
(2)
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(ii) Polyphonic synthesisers are used. State what is meant by the term ‘polyphonic’.
(1)
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(c) Describe how the lead vocal and the backing vocals have been mixed differently from
each other in the first verse (0:45–1:00).
(2)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 15 May 2024
reference
8MT0/03
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
Music Technology
Subsidiary
Total Marks
2024 Pearson audio files, headphones and computer with media
playing software
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided –
there may be more space than you need.
Access to music production software or the internet is not permitted.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
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 at the end.
Turn over
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 Phil Oakey with Giorgio Moroder: Together In Electric Dreams (1984)
Track 1
(a) Listen to the drums.
(i) Identify the pattern which best represents the drums between 0:44–0:59.
(1)
A 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
2
■■■■
, (ii) Describe how textural interest is added to the drums in the instrumental section
(2:45–3.15).
(1)
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
(iii) The drum part of the song is very repetitive. Describe how you might
introduce more variety into the drums.
(2)
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
(b) Listen to the synthesiser with shifting panning in the intro (0:00–0:15).
(i) Describe the filtering.
(2)
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
(ii) Polyphonic synthesisers are used. State what is meant by the term ‘polyphonic’.
(1)
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
(c) Describe how the lead vocal and the backing vocals have been mixed differently from
each other in the first verse (0:45–1:00).
(2)
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ......................
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