Write your name here Surname Other names Pearson Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCSE Music Component 3: Appraising Wednesday 6 June 2018 – Afternoon Paper Reference Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (plus 1 minute to- 1MU0/03 start CD for Section B) You must have: Total Marks Source Booklet 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 all questions. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 80. • Section A has 68 marks and Section B has 12 marks. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • There are two CDs for the paper. One for Section A and one for Section B. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Try to answer every question. • Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over P57884A ©2018 Pearson Education Ltd. *P57884A0120* 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 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 . S Schwartz: Defying Gravity (from the album of the cast recording of Wicked) 1 Listen to the following extract which will be played three times. (a) Describe the dynamics at the start of the extract. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (b) Identify the metre of the extract. Put a cross in the correct box. (1) A 2/2 B 3/2 C 6/8 D 12/8 (c) Near the start of the extract Elphaba sings ‘And if I’m flying solo’ and ‘at least I’m flying free.’ (i) Identify one similarity and one difference in the melody of these two phrases. (2) similarity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... difference .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (ii) Identify one similarity and one difference in the rhythm of these two phrases. (2) similarity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... difference .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 *P57884A0220* (d) Name one instrument that plays the quaver accompaniment in the chorus. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (e) After the chorus, Schwartz creates dramatic musical contrast. Give three ways in which he does this by referring to the accompaniment, tempo and dynamics. (3) accompaniment .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... dynamics .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Total for Question 1 = 10 marks) 3 *P57884A0320* Turn over L van Beethoven: First movement from Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’ 2 Listen to the following extract which will be played three times. (a) Name the harmonic device at the start of the extract. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (b) Describe the melody at the start of the extract. 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(c) After the opening melody there is a passage where both hands play repeated quavers. Describe the dynamics during this passage. 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(d) Describe the tempo and rhythm at the start of the coda. (2) tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................