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svnflower:
Thanks heaps Angelina! :) :)
Fluffysama_:
hello! I have an aural exam coming up and have been finding sample answers to be pretty insightful, however I can only find
https://arc.nesa.nsw.edu.au/standards-packs/SP01_15290/
this site which has sample answers for past papers and only the 2001-2002 ones but they have like 3 example responses for each question which is quite good, has anyone found more sample answers somewhere else? Also, been reading the marking notes from nesa for aural here
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/3a8e6873-10b1-45d3-b97a-74d72a7c784e/music-1-hsc-notes-2002.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-3a8e6873-10b1-45d3-b97a-74d72a7c784e-nbDp1l7
it gives a brief breakdown on what the key points of the exerpt is which is still very good :)
Also, I'm not sure how to approach questions about structure, like laying out the exerpt's structure and then I label it and also state what I think it is in, binary etc and then I sort of just compare and contrast like section A with B whats different and similar ? not sure if this is the way to hit the mark ?
a question i did was "describe the structure of the excerpt ahahha
thanks!
ps: would appreciate any tips! I've read Jamon's article was really spicyyy n very helpful :)
Fluffysama_:
--- Quote from: Fluffysama_ on August 08, 2020, 08:15:51 pm ---hello! I have an aural exam coming up and have been finding sample answers to be pretty insightful, however I can only find
https://arc.nesa.nsw.edu.au/standards-packs/SP01_15290/
this site which has sample answers for past papers and only the 2001-2002 ones but they have like 3 example responses for each question which is quite good, has anyone found more sample answers somewhere else? Also, been reading the marking notes from nesa for aural here
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/3a8e6873-10b1-45d3-b97a-74d72a7c784e/music-1-hsc-notes-2002.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-3a8e6873-10b1-45d3-b97a-74d72a7c784e-nbDp1l7
it gives a brief breakdown on what the key points of the exerpt is which is still very good :)
Also, I'm not sure how to approach questions about structure, like laying out the exerpt's structure and then I label it and also state what I think it is in, binary etc and then I sort of just compare and contrast like section A with B whats different and similar ? not sure if this is the way to hit the mark ?
a question i did was "describe the structure of the excerpt ahahha
thanks!
ps: would appreciate any tips! I've read Jamon's article was really spicyyy n very helpful :)
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oh and just say katie's vid excited to watch, oop
Fluffysama_:
--- Quote from: svnflower on August 01, 2020, 01:05:38 pm ---Hi!!
I often look out for accidentals but still have trouble identifying the tonality and modulations that occur in a piece. Are there any tips and tricks to identifying the key?
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Hey! I have the same problem and was hoping someone could also pls kindly help, for aurals not for score analysis though :)
I've hit a hurdle with modulation?? and like modes in general, everyone in class started discussing dorian, frugian/ phrydian ?? modes etc in class before and I fully could not understand a thing, most of them have done music since year 7 and I literally don't know whats going on, I feel like I don't have to know this to do well but like the more you know the better I guess, from what I got, they are just scales with different properties and like they all start on different notes? please lmk if you can help with this :)
For key changes I can only hear key changes when they are super drastic like from major to minor etc (oft it do be spicy with cadences hashdha) but like not so much when they are in the middle of the piece, is practice the way to go and just more practice will help me distinguish between key changes? I don't tend to pick it up :(
thankyou!
angewina_naguen:
--- Quote from: Fluffysama_ on August 08, 2020, 10:16:52 pm ---Hey! I have the same problem and was hoping someone could also pls kindly help, for aurals not for score analysis though :)
I've hit a hurdle with modulation?? and like modes in general, everyone in class started discussing dorian, frugian/ phrydian ?? modes etc in class before and I fully could not understand a thing, most of them have done music since year 7 and I literally don't know whats going on, I feel like I don't have to know this to do well but like the more you know the better I guess, from what I got, they are just scales with different properties and like they all start on different notes? please lmk if you can help with this :)
For key changes I can only hear key changes when they are super drastic like from major to minor etc (oft it do be spicy with cadences hashdha) but like not so much when they are in the middle of the piece, is practice the way to go and just more practice will help me distinguish between key changes? I don't tend to pick it up :(
thankyou!
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Hey, Fluffysama_!
Great questions :D Firstly with modes, I personally don't think they're that important for Music 1. You might discuss modes in relation to pitch as a concept if you were comfortable with it and able to identify it aurally but NESA wouldn't ask a specific question on modes in the HSC. If you wanted to learn about this, this video I've embedded below is a great way of conceptualising the modes and illustrating how they operate using repertoire examples ;D
As for key changes, I really struggle with this myself when it comes to music that does a fairly good job at disguising it. Many classical symphonies modulate from the tonic to the dominant as a typical pattern of tonal movement but I can't tell unless I have a score with me because aurally, I have problems with hearing it. Usually, the key changes that can be picked up most easily are those that move up chromatically and that's signalled with the feeling of the song "lifting." A really good example is Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror because it does this at the end of one of the choruses on the word "change" which is quite clever. Otherwise, it's a matter of listening to different songs and asking yourself whether you can sense a shift in tonality. The more practice, the better you get at it! Sorry I couldn't explain it better but here are some awesome videos that might also help! Let me know if you have any follow up questions though and I'll try my best make it clearer!
Angelina ;D
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