Collaborative music question bank!

[katie,rinos]

Collaborative music question bank!

This is a place where people can post their favourite song or a piece they think would be good to analyse, a link to a YouTube version & a question to answer.

It essentially becomes a huge thread of practice questions where you can find a new question to answer and (hopefully) post your own song & question for others to use. It should be a really quick way to be able to make questions to practise. They won’t be properly formatted questions like the HSC, however I will try to make some of those later on in the year. If you have any questions about how to analyse a piece or want feedback on an answer, feel free to post it here or on the question thread.

Hope to see heaps of people contributing to this thread!! 

How to embed Youtube videos to the forum

When posting to AN, use the code [youtube] Insert link [/youtube] for the video to directly upload.

[jamonwindeyer]

Love this idea!! I'll get the ball rolling.

Question: Discuss how aspects of tone colour are manipulated to create musical interest in the excerpt.

The excerpt in question is the first 2 minutes (2:00) of "City of Delusion," by Muse. I'd suggest giving yourself five playings, with breaks of 10secs, 30 secs, 1 min, 2 min and 2 min after each

[angewina_naguen]

What a great study resource, especially considering how half of the Music 1 and 2 excerpts are copyrighted  I'll pump out two 

Music 1
An excerpt from Unsquare Dance (1961) by Dave Brubeck will be played six times for you to answer this question.

Question: How has duration been explored in this excerpt? 0:00- 1:36

Music 2

These excerpts are from Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C major D.956 (1828). Each will be played two times for you to answer these questions. Refer to the provided Score Attachment.

Question (a): Describe how pitch and harmony operate in this excerpt. 15:42-16:25

Question (b): How has Schubert employed dynamic and expressive techniques in this excerpt? 20:12- 21:18

Question (c): How has contrast been created within this movement? 15:42-16:25 and 20:12- 21:18

[katie,rinos]

An excerpt from Handel in the Strand by Percy Grainger will be played six times for you to answer this question. (0:22-1:50)

Question: Discuss how duration and another concept of music (of your choice) is used in this excerpt.

[angewina_naguen]

Music 1

An excerpt from The First Circle (1984) by Pat Meheny will be played five times for you to answer this question. (3:05-4:44)

Question: Identify the structure of this excerpt.

An excerpt from Dulaman performed by Celtic Woman will be played six times for you to answer this question. (0:00- 0:54)

Question: How has tone colour been explored in this excerpt?

[jamonwindeyer]

Question: Describe the use of pitch in this excerpt.

Use the first 1:00 of the Wonder Woman theme! This would be the first question in an exam - Super quick, and should be fairly easy

[angewina_naguen]

Music 1

An excerpt from Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (1983) by Ryuichi Sakamoto will be played five times for you to answer this question. (1:00-1:43)

Question: How have the concepts of pitch and tone colour been used in this excerpt?

An excerpt from Sacerdotes Domini (1605) by William Byrd will be played three times for you to answer this question. (0:00-1:40)

Question: Describe the use of texture in this excerpt.

Music 2

An excerpt from Jean-Philippe Rameau's Les Indes Galantes- Air pour les esclaves africains (1735-1761) will be played four times for you to answer this question. Refer to the provided Score Attachment. (5:32- 6:09)

Question: Explain how tonality and harmony are explored in this excerpt.

An excerpt from Piano Sonata No. 1 (1991) by Carl Vine will be played two times for you to answer this question. Refer to the provided Score Attachment. (15:41-17:13)

Question: How does this movement typify Australian music of the last 25 years? (I know it's just missed the cut off but it shares the characteristics regardless).

[katie,rinos]

An excerpt from Inside the Case by James Newton Howard will be played six times for you to answer this question. (0:00-1:45)

How has musical interest been created throughout this excerpt?

[angewina_naguen]

Music 1

There are two excerpts for this question. The first is from Come Along (2017) by Cosmo Sheldrake which will be played once (3:35- 4:15). The second is from a cover of Come Along (2019) by Pentatonix which will also be played once (2:25-3:04). Give yourself a pause of thirty seconds between each. Both excerpts will then be played once more without a pause.

Question: Compare the use of the concepts of music in these two excerpts.

[angewina_naguen]

Music 2

Melodic Dictation

How to Approach Melodic Dictation

For the examples I will give for practice, I will indicate the time signature (and if there are any changes), the key, the starting note and if there is an anacrusis. I may also give hints as to where some of the rests are, as they might in the exam.

A typical approach to the exam is as follows:
First playing — 10 second pause
Second playing — 30 second pause
Third playing — 1 minute pause
Fourth playing — 1 minute pause
Fifth playing — 2 minute pause
Sixth playing — 2 minute pause

An excerpt from Ubi Caritas (2001) by Ola Gjeilo will be played six times for you to dictate the soprano melody. (0:11-0:34)

This excerpt is eight bars long in 3/4 time, has a key signature of three sharps and F# as a starting note. The time signature changes at Bar 4 to 4/4, Bar 5 to 3/4, Bar 7 to 2/4 and Bar 8 to 4/4. There is a minim rest on the first beat of Bar 1, a crotchet rest on the third beat of Bar 4 and a minim rest at the end of the excerpt in Bar 8.

The answer can be found here  ;D

[katie,rinos]

An excerpt from The Lord of the Rings Symphony by De Meij will be played 6 times for you to answer the question (2:00-3:30)

Describe how duration and dynamics/expressive techniques are used throughout this excerpt.

[angewina_naguen]

Music 1

An excerpt from See You Again (2015) by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, performed by Lily Liu (2016) will be played five times for you to answer this question. (0:38-1:38)

Question: How have dynamics and expressive techniques been used in this excerpt?

[katie,rinos]

An excerpt from If I can't have you by Shawn Mendes will be played 6 times to answer the question (0:00-1:20)

How has the concepts of pitch and duration been used in this excerpt?

[katie,rinos]

An excerpt from O Magnum Mysterium by Victoria will be played 5 times for you to answer the question (0:00-1:53)

Describe the use of texture in this excerpt.

[katie,rinos]

A excerpt from Sonatina by Malcolm Arnold will be played 5 times for you to answer the question (0:00-1:30).

How has musical interest been created throughout this excerpt?