MUSIC PAPER 3 - KCSE 2019 MOCK EXAMINATION - KAKAMEGA

SECTION A: BASIC SKILLS (30 MARKS)

1.  
   1. Rewrite the opening and continue to make a melody of sixteen bars for voice, incorporating a sequence and syncopation. Modulate to the dominant before returning to the tonic key. (8 Mks)
      
   2. Using a treble staff, compose a melody and set it to the text below. Add phrase marks. (7 Mks)
      Kuwakumbuka wenye haki huwa na baraka,
      Bali jina la mtu mwovu litaoza
2. Harmonize the following melody for Soprano Alto Tenor and Bass (SATB). Choose appropriate chords from the following: I, ii, IV, V and vi. (15 Mks)
   
   
   SECTION B: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS (54 MARKS)
   
   
3.  
   1. Give the functions of any three parts of a lyre (3 Mks)
   2. Identify flutes from the following (2 Mks)
      1. Atom
      2. Chivoti
      3. Atenusu
      4. Mulele
      5. Obokano
      6. Ebune
   3. Explain any three roles of costumes in an African musical performance. (3 Mks)
   4. Outline three roles of music and dance in sports like wrestling and bull fighting (3mks)
   5. Identify the communities that traditionally perfom the following dances (2 mks)
      1. Mumburo
      2. Kilumi
      3. Kamabekha
      4. Ohangla
4. PRESCRIBED WESTERN COMPOSERS
   Answer any two questions from a, b, c & d
   1. Orlando De Lassus
      1. What medium did Orlando compose St. Mathew setting of passion (2mks)
      2. Define a motet (1mk)
      3. Outline any four appointments which boosted him as a composer (4mks)
   2. Johann Sebastian Bach
      1. Name two people who influenced Bach as a composer. (2mks)
      2. State the purpose of writing the Goldenberg variations (1mk)
      3. Outline any four characteristics of his fugues. (4mks)
   3. Ludwin Van Beethoven
      1. What was Beethoven’s Nationality? (1mk)
      2. State any three characteristic features of Beethoven’s instrumental music (3mks)
      3. Outline any three types of instrumental works by Beethoven (3mks)
   4. Giuseppe Verdi
      1. In which period did Verdi compose? (1mk)
      2. Give two examples of his contemporaries (2mks)
      3. Outline four influences by Giuseppe Verdi as a composer (4mks)
5. PRESCRIBED AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC
   (Meru Folk Song by Nkubu Boys)
   1. Outline any three musical elements in the opening section (3 Mk)
   2. Describe the call and response styles in the main section (4 mks)
   3. Give three characteristics of African folk music manifested in this recording (3 Mks)
6. PRESCRIBED WESTERN MUSIC
   (Ode for St. Cecilias Day: Chorus ‘From Harmony’, By George Fredrick Handel)
   1. State various keys used in this piece and the bars in which they are written (3 mks)
   2. In reference to bar numbers name any three compositional styles used in this music (3mks)
   3. Write the viola part from bar 87-88 using treble clef (2 mks)
   4. Classify the instruments found in the introductory part. (1 mk)
   5. Name the ornament at bar 19 (1 mk)
7. STUDY THE MUSIC BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
   Study the music below (SONATA IN G 2nd movement (romance) by L. V. Beethoven) and answer the questions that follow.
   1. State the key of the music below. (1 mk)
   2. Describe the dynamic changes used in the work. (2 mks)
   3. Using bar numbers identify the ornament used in the music. (1 mk)
   4. Name the articulation marks used in bar 15. (1 mk)
   5. To which key does the music modulate to in bar 10 to 14? (1 mk)
      
      
      SECTION C: GENERAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE (16 MARKS)
      
      
8.  
   1. Describe any three of the following: (3 mks)
      1. Piracy
      2. Royalties
      3. Banjo
      4. Melody
      5. Madrigal
   2. State any three reasons why membranophones are rare among nomadic pastoral communities in Kenya (3 mks)
   3. State 2 ways through which hip hop music has influenced the performance of traditional dances in Kenya. (2 mks)
   4. Most traditional African communities have music performances during their various ceremonies. Which qualities of music make it ideal for such purpose? (3 mks)
   5. Translate the following melody into staff. (4 mks)
      m : f : s / d : - . r : m / s . m : r : / d : - : - //
      Doh = B Flat