KCSE 2015 Music Paper 2 with Marking Scheme

TEST ONE: RHYTHM ON MONOTONE
Test 1 (a): Drum Rhythm
You are to write on monotone the rhythm of the following repetitive drum pattern, You are required to add time signature and bar lines and also group the notes. The rhythmic pattern will be played four times.
Here is the crotchet pulse followed by the first play through.
(Pause: 2 seconds)


(Silence: 30 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
Here is the third play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
And now, the fourth and last play through
(Silence: 60 seconds)

Test 1 (b): Rhythm of a melody in simple time.
You are to write the Rhythm of this melody on monotone, adding the time signature and bar lines. It begins on the first beat of the bar. The melody will be played four times. Here is the crotchet pulse, followed by the first play through.
(Pause: 2 seconds)


(Silence: 30 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)

Here is the third play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
And now, the fourth and last play through
(Silence: 60 seconds)

Test 1 (c): Rhythm of a melody in compound time.
You are to write the Rhythm of the following melody on monotone adding time signature and bar lines. It begins on the first beat of the bar. The melody will be played four times. Here is the dotted crotchet pulse, followed by the first play through.
(Pause: 2 seconds)


(Silence: 30 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
Here is the third play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
And now, the fourth and last play through
(Silence: 60 seconds)

TEST TWO: MELODY
Test 2 (a): Melody in a major key
You are to write the following melody in the key of G major. The melody will be played through once, then the first phrase will be played twice and the second phrase twice. Finally the whole melody will be played right through once again. Write the treble clef and the key signature of G major now.
(Silence: 10 seconds)
The melody is in ⁴₄ time. Write the time signature now.
(Silence: 10 seconds)
The melody begins on the first beat of the bar. Here is the crotchet pulse.
(Pause: 2 seconds) 

Here is the tonic chord of G major and the key note, followed by the whole melody.
(Pause: 2 seconds)

(Silence: 40 seconds)
And now, here is the tonic chord and key-note again, followed by the first phrase
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Here is the first phrase again.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Now, here is the keynote and the second phrase.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Here is the first phrase again.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Now, here is the keynote and the second phrase.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Finally, here is the tonic chord followed by the whole melody.
(Silence: 60 seconds)

Test 2 (b): Melody in a Minor key
You are to write the following melody in the key of A minor. The melody will be played through once, then the first phrase will be played twice and the second phrase twice. Finally the whole melody will be played right through once again. Write the treble clef and the key ignature of A minor now.
(Silence: 10 seconds)
The melody is in ⁴₄ time. Write the time signature now.
(Silence: 10 seconds)
The melody begins on the first beat of the bar. Here is the crotchet pulse.
(Pause: 2 seconds)


Here is the tonic chord of A minor and the key note, followed by the whole melody.
(Pause: 2 seconds)
(Silence: 40 seconds)
And now, here is the tonic chord and key-note again, followed by the first phrase.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Here is the first phrase again.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Now, here is the keynote and the second phrase.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Here is the second phrase again.
(Silence: 40 seconds)
Finally, here is the tonic chord and the keynote, followed by the whole melody.
(Silence: 60 seconds)

TEST 3: INTERVALS
Two intervals will be sounded harmonically. Each interval will be sounded twice. You are to describe each of the intervals.
(Pause: 2 seconds)

1. Here is the first interval.
   
   (Silence: 20 seconds)
   Here is the first interval again
   (Silence: 20 seconds)
2. Here is the second interval.
   
   (Silence: 20 seconds)
   Here is the second interval again. (Silence: 20 seconds)

TEST 4: CADENCES
There are four cadences in this passage which will be played with a pause at each cadential point. You are required to name the cadences in the order in which they occur in the passage.
Here is the tonic chord followed by the first play through.

(Silence: 15 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 15 seconds)
Here is the third play through
(Silence: 15 seconds)
And finally, the fourth and last play through
(Silence: 20 seconds)

TEST FIVE: MODULATION
Test 5 (a)
The following melody is in the key of D Major. It modulates once away from the tonic key. You are required to name the key to which the melody modulates before returning to the tonic. The melody will be played three times.
Here is the tonic chord of D Major, followed by the first play through.
(Pause: 2 seconds)

(Silence: 15 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 15 seconds)
And now, the third and final play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)

Test 5 (b)
The following melody is in the key of C Major. The melody modulates once away from the tonic key. You are required to name the key to which the melody modulates before returning to the tonic. The melody will be played three times. Here is the tonic chord of C Major, followed by the first play through.
(Pause: 2 seconds)

(Silence: 15 seconds)
Here is the second play through
(Silence: 15 seconds)
And now, the third and final play through
(Silence: 30 seconds)
That is the end of the Aural Tests of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Music examination for the year 2015.
You now have five minutes in which to check your answers before handing in your paper.

MARKING SCHEME

1.    
   1. Drum rhythm
      
      ½ mark for each correct beat (3 marks) 
      ½ mark for correct bar lines (mark as a whole) (½ mark)
      ½ mark for correct time signature (½ mark)
      Total (4 marks)
   2. Rhythm of a melody in simple time.
      
      ½ mark for each correct note (7 marks)
      ½ mark for correct time signature (½ mark)
      ½ mark for bar lines (mark as a whole) (½ mark)
      Total (8 marks)
   3. Rhythm of a melody in compound time.
      
      ½ mark for each correct note (14 notes) (7 marks)
      ½ mark for correct time signature (1 mark)
      ½ mark for correct bar lines (mark as a whole) (1 mark)
      Total (8 marks)
2.    
   1. Melody in a major key.
      
      ½ mark for each correct note (19 notes) - pitch and value (9½ marks)
      ½ mark for correct key signature (½ mark)
      *Deduct ½ mark per bar for incorrect note values
      Total (10 marks)
   2. Melody in a minor key.
      
      ½ mark for each correct note (pitch and value) (20 notes) (10 marks)
      * Deduct ½ mark per bar for incorrect note values
      Total (10 marks)
3. Intervals
   
   1. Minor 3rd
      (Award 1½ marks for a fully described interval (1½ marks)
      Award only ½ mark if the interval is not fully named. e.g. a 3rd)
   2. Perfect 5th
      (Award 1½ marks for a fully described interval (1½marks)
      Award only ½ mark if the interval is not fully named. e.g. a 5th)
4. Cadences
   1. Imperfect cadence (1 mark)
   2. Plagal cadence (1 mark)
   3. Interrupted cadence (1 mark)
   4. Perfect cadence (1 mark)
      Total 4 marks
5. Modulation 
   1. The melody modulates from the tonic, (D major), to the dominant key (A major).
      (Mark as a whole) (1½marks)
   2. The melody modulates from the tonic (C major), to the relative minor (A minor).
      (Marks as a whole) (1½marks)