I've not forgotten you guys! Just been crazy busy over the weekend - Will mark these for you asap ;D
Wait will this count as part of the 50 posts for marking?
Nah definitely not - This doesn't take anywhere near as long so doesn't need to be 'paid' for ;)
Ok great thanks!
I have a bit of a trivial question, but since the music exam is same day as english and I'm not going to be wanting to do practise questions right before i go in because I don't think that will be of benefit to me, what do you think is the best way to revise last minute but in a way that is effective and not just reading over past responses? If you're not sure then don't worry but in trials I know that I waisted my time between the exams and perhaps doing something would've made me feel a little more confident.
Thank you:)
Damn, the Presets take me back ;D
Anyway, I'll just list the topic points like I did last time, cus lazy etc. etc.
1. Constant vivace tempo - Unity
2. Constant quaver rhythmic motif - Unity
3. Constant strong, definite beat (accented downbeats from the drum machine) - Unity
4. Electronic/synthesized instruments provide accompaniment to the acoustic(?) vocal melodies - Contrast
5. There is a tiiiiiiiiinnny bit of syncopation in that motif in the first and second verses - Interest
6. After each verse, there is a rhythmic unison created between the sub-bass and the added higher-pitched synthesizer - Interest
7. Rhythms of the vocal melodies slightly vary the rhythmic motif (adding rests and elongating notes), also adding some rubato at the end of lines for the lulz - Interest
8. That bridge thingy-ma-jig involves the sub-bass playing static contours (with the same motif) whilst a synth-pad provides long drones - Unity / Interest / Contrast
9. Vocal melodies in the bridge thingy also uses longer note values (semibreves and what-have-you) - Contrast / Interest
Now just pretend again I have used obligatory graphic notation and eloquent, concise wording
(Also pretend I mentioned metre, as I have not and am a fool)
(Aaaand also pretend I mentioned tone colour a bit more, k thx ;D)
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Hey Georgia!
- Excellent job setting up the tempo and metre early on - Easy points!
- Love that you've notated a few rhythms - That ostinato you notated first is actually just quavers, but you still get points. The second quaver is hard to hear because the one on the beat is heavily accented
- Ensure your observations are organised as much as possible - You shouldn't be discussing the tone colour in Verse 1, in the Intro section!
- Modulation isn't the term for tempo, you want accelerando or ritardando (modulation is for key!)
- Your discussion of tone colour in verses is too sparse, but it is fantastic in the Chorus (what you called Verse 3). Try and discuss a bit of duration in Verse 3 as well, and a bit more tone colour in the verses. Overall though, good job achieving the balance!
Overall, really good response Georgia! Take a look at some of the other responses to see what you might have missed, but I think you've done a great job! :)
The synth hurt my ears too ;)
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Here’s mineee :)
I’m so bad at aural nowwwww.
Is it alright if you could a mark as well with the feedback ?
Hey!
- Excellent job on the rhythmic notations - Particularly for doing more than just the obvious notation of the bass line quavers. I'm not quite registering where you've heard the demi-semiquavers though, I don't think there are any note values that short in this excerpt (the tempo is allegro, so demi-semiquavers at this speed would be nuts!). Happy to be corrected if there is something I've missed!
- Remember tempo! A super easy observation that should always appear near the start, really essential not to miss the simple stuff :)
- I like that you've chosen to do tone colour/duration as separate responses completely. I actually think that is a good idea - In an exam would you work on both simultaneously or allocate playings to each one?
- Your tone colour observations are pretty spot on - Not much I would have added to it. Be sure your duration observations don't leak into this part of the response, if you are doing it this way.
- A bit more exploration of the different synthesised sounds you are hearing would be welcome - You've got that deep, thudding bassline in the verses but then the higher pitched synthesiser enters in conjunction with the shift to falsetto in the chorus. Very different moods - Would be worth exploring those differences as achieved by more than just the voice :)
- Good work to mention the genre: Something a lot of people forget!
I don't think you are bad at aural at all! This is an effective response for sure - I think you've shown you could easily be in the Band 5 range, the high Band 5 range at that. I think you are right on the edge of a Band 6 level score, just a little extra work and I'd be more confident in saying you've gotten there ;D
Hey here is my response , I'm not too good at notating rhythms though- any tips?
Thanks heaps!
Hey Caitlin!thanks so much for the feedback!!
- Excellent work on rhythmic observations in Verse 1 - You've also covered beat, metre and tempo. Nice!
- Good work on tone colour in Verse 1 as well - Remember for vocalists you can discuss their register as an easy detail to add ;D
- The second synthesiser you describe (I think I'm following you), doesn't play sixteenth notes, it actually plays in rhythmic unison with the first, more bass like synthesiser riff!
- Fantastic discussion of the tone colour differences in Verse 2! Some more discussion of the new rhythmic patterns in this section would be beneficial.
For rhythmic dictation, if you are having trouble, start not with notes but with lines representing the relative length of the notes. So,
- - - ---------- - - - ------------
^ Something like that - This might be where you stop and the markers are okay with that! Otherwise, it can be a building block to the notes themselves ;D
Hey here is my response , I'm not too good at notating rhythms though- any tips?
Thanks heaps!
Just realized that you posted a file onto this. Can someone tell me how to post a file without getting any file sizing complaints?If you're getting file sizing complaints you could always upload a picture to imgur and then put it on the forums.
Hey Guys! Would anyone know about a website in which there are past papers but they have answers too not generalizations?I don't know any websites that would have full answers :(.