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2025 A Level Music H543/05 Listening and appraising(Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025)
Monday 9 June 2025 – Afternoon A Level Music H543/05 Listening and appraising Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025) INSTRUCTIONS •Use black ink. •Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. •Answer all the questions in Sections...
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A Level Music (Edexcel) Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
Organisation of pitch (melodically and harmonically) ֎ -:- 'Pitch' refers how high or low a sound is Augmented 6th chord ֎ -:- A chord containing the interval of an augmented 6th (e.g. A flat to F sharp in the chord A flat, C, E flat, F sharp) Cadence ֎ -:- The chords that conclude a musical phrase (e.g. a perfect cadence with chords V‒I or an imperfect cadence with I (or other non-dominant chord) and V) Chord ֎ -:- The simultaneous sounding together of two or more notes Ci...
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Music A Level Set Works Practice Questions and Answers
Ralph Vaughan Williams 'On Wenlock Edge' Context *Studied at RCM *Father was a priest *Inspired by Byrd and Tudor Music *Inspired by A E Housmann's 1896 Collection 'A Shropshire Lad' *Collected Folk Tunes *Went against Germanic Style (to create fragile English sound) *He studied under Ravel (only student not to use his style) and Debussy 'On Wenlock Edge' Melody *Word Painting (high) *Obliqueness *Semitonal movement *Chromatic movement *Arching melody 'On Wenlock Edge' Rhythm *'Alleg...
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Music A Level Exam Preparation Questions and Answers
Bach cantata key for all movs D major (hymn tune) Bach - modulations in mov 1 In bars 60-70 related keys Emin, Bmin, Fsharpmin then bar 90 A maj Bach - mov 2 modulations A major bar 27 and B minor bar 46 Bach - mov 8 tonality Provides insights to bachs ingenious handling of a theme that could have been largely harmonised in D, e.g. Perfect cadence in A maj bars 5 and 9, imperfect cadence in E minor Bach extra listening 1) Wachet Auf - fugal texture for most voices and the chorale highlighted...
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A Level Music Terminology- Review Questions and Answers
A cappella Italian for 'in church style'. A term that refers to unaccompanied singing (as in NAM 26). Accented passing note A dissonant note sounded on the beat and filling the gap between two harmony notes. In NAM 22 the notes F and A in the right hand of bar 53 beat 4 are accented passing notes, clashing with the underlying C7 chord. See also Appoggiatura and Passing note. Acciaccatura An ornament printed as a small note with a slash through its stem and flag (l» that is either played as ...
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A Level Music Technology Study Questions and Answers
(A/D) Conversion Analogue to digital conversion. ADSR An acronym that stands for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. Amplitude the fluctuation or displacement of a wave. Analogue Recording audio in a format of continuous vibrations. Attack on a Compressor The time it takes for the compressor to complete the gain reduction. Balanced Cable An audio cable, most commonly an XLR, which has two conduction channels surrounded by metallic shielding that reduces unwanted noise. Bounce The process of e...
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A Level Music Technology – EDEXCEL Revision Questions and Answers
Automatic Double Tracking A tape delay that is used to simulate double tracking using only one recording. Also known as ADT. Aliasing An issue that occurs when the sampling rate (in analogue to digi conversion) has been set too low. Analogue Equipment that is 'real' and not digital. A continually changing voltage or current that represents a sound (sound is analogous to the original sound wave). Anechoic Chamber A room, insulated from any external vibrations or noise ( no reverb and silent)...
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A Level Music- Structure Vocab Practice Questions and Answers
Binary A musical structure consisting of two equal, complementary sections Ternary A three-part (ABA) form where the A section is heard twice and the B section consists of contrasting musical material. Rondo A structure where the main theme is heard at least three times, alternating with contrasting sections, e.g. ABACA in its simplest form. Sonata Form A large-scale three-part structure with exposition, development and recapitulation, used for the first movements of many sonatas, symphonies ...
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A Level Music Key Words- Questions and Answers
Cuatro Latin American instrument with 8 strings tuned in pairs in octaves- G, C, E, A Guajeo A guajeo is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chordsin syncopated patterns. Guajeos are a seamless blend of European harmonic and African rhythmic structures. Most guajeos have a binary structure that expresses clave. Heard in Se Quema la Chumbamba as a 4 bar riff. Anticipation Bass Plays the root of the chord of the next bar on the 4th beat of the bar descarga exte...
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A Level Music Edexcel Review Questions and Answers
rganisation of pitch (melodically and harmonically) 'Pitch' refers how high or low a sound is Augmented 6th chord A chord containing the interval of an augmented 6th (e.g. A flat to F sharp in the chord A flat, C, E flat, F sharp) Cadence The chords that conclude a musical phrase (e.g. a perfect cadence with chords V‒I or an imperfect cadence with I (or other non-dominant chord) and V) Chord The simultaneous sounding together of two or more notes Circle of fifths A chord progression wher...
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A Level Music Technology Study Questions and Answers
(A/D) Conversion Analogue to digital conversion. ADSR An acronym that stands for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. Amplitude the fluctuation or displacement of a wave. Analogue Recording audio in a format of continuous vibrations. Attack on a Compressor The time it takes for the compressor to complete the gain reduction. Balanced Cable An audio cable, most commonly an XLR, which has two conduction channels surrounded by metallic shielding that reduces unwanted noise. Bounce The process ...
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A Level Music Key Words- Questions and Answers
Cuatro Latin American instrument with 8 strings tuned in pairs in octaves- G, C, E, A Guajeo A guajeo is a typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chordsin syncopated patterns. Guajeos are a seamless blend of European harmonic and African rhythmic structures. Most guajeos have a binary structure that expresses clave. Heard in Se Quema la Chumbamba as a 4 bar riff. Anticipation Bass Plays the root of the chord of the next bar on the 4th beat of the bar desca...
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A Level Music Technology – EDEXCEL Revision Questions and Answers
Automatic Double Tracking A tape delay that is used to simulate double tracking using only one recording. Also known as ADT. Aliasing An issue that occurs when the sampling rate (in analogue to digi conversion) has been set too low. Analogue Equipment that is 'real' and not digital. A continually changing voltage or current that represents a sound (sound is analogous to the original sound wave). Anechoic Chamber A room, insulated from any external vibrations or noise ( no reverb and...
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Music A Level Set Works Practice Questions and Answers
Ralph Vaughan Williams 'On Wenlock Edge' Context *Studied at RCM *Father was a priest *Inspired by Byrd and Tudor Music *Inspired by A E Housmann's 1896 Collection 'A Shropshire Lad' *Collected Folk Tunes *Went against Germanic Style (to create fragile English sound) *He studied under Ravel (only student not to use his style) and Debussy 'On Wenlock Edge' Melody *Word Painting (high) *Obliqueness *Semitonal movement *Chromatic movement *Arching melody 'On Wenlock Ed...
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A Level Music- Structure Vocab Practice Questions and Answers
Binary A musical structure consisting of two equal, complementary sections Ternary A three-part (ABA) form where the A section is heard twice and the B section consists of contrasting musical material. Rondo A structure where the main theme is heard at least three times, alternating with contrasting sections, e.g. ABACA in its simplest form. Sonata Form A large-scale three-part structure with exposition, development and recapitulation, used for the first movements of many sonatas, symph...
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A Level Music Terminology- Review Questions and Answers
A cappella Italian for 'in church style'. A term that refers to unaccompanied singing (as in NAM 26). Accented passing note A dissonant note sounded on the beat and filling the gap between two harmony notes. In NAM 22 the notes F and A in the right hand of bar 53 beat 4 are accented passing notes, clashing with the underlying C7 chord. See also Appoggiatura and Passing note. Acciaccatura An ornament printed as a small note with a slash through its stem and flag (l» that is either played...
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Psycho Music A-Level Review Questions and Answers
Prelude: melody - contrary motion: motif 2 - slower crochet melody in sequence : scalic : moves from violins to later cellos - generally disjunct with small leaps - motif 2 up octave at end - shrill screeching at end : high violins - octave leaps with repeated motifs - inversion between instruments - contrary motion Prelude: rhythm - Allegro tempo - opening motif : repeated quavers : syncopated at b.2 : homorhythmic - Motif 2 : repeated quavers : repeated triplet semiquavers an...
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