KCSE 2016 Music Paper 1 Questions with Marking Scheme

SECTION A: BASIC SKILLS (30 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1.      
   1. Continue the following opening to make a 16-bar melody for voice. Incorporate a modulation to the relative major and return to the tonic key. (9 marks)
      
   2. Using staff notation, write a suitable melody and fit in the following text.(6 marks)
      Twendeni tukacheze,
      Tuimanke kiafya,
      Kucheza in kuzun.
      Afya zetu huboresha.
2. Harmonise the following Soprano Melody by adding Alto, Tenor and Bass. Choose appropriate chorals from I, II, IV, V and VI. Incorporate a passing tone in the top voice and two cadences. (15 marks)
   

SECTION B: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS (54 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. African Music
   1.        
      1. Identify three parts of an African Traditional lamellaphone, stating the role played by each part in sound production.(3 marks)
      2. Name one example of a lamellaphone from Kenya.(½ mark)
   2. Explain three features of the African Traditional folk songs that make them best suited for oral transmission(4½ marks)
   3. Name two examples of each of the following instruments from Kenya.
      1. Side-blown flutes(1 mark)
      2. End-blown flutes(1 mark)
   4. Outline four benefits of singing games to the participants.(4 marks)
      
      
4. Western Music
   Answer any two of the following questions (a), (b), (c) and (d).
   1. Thomas Tallis
      1. Outline his achievements with regard to language in music at the time.(1 mark)
      2. State four major appointments held by Tallis during his career as a musician. (2 marks)
      3. Identify four types of works composed by Tallis. (4 marks)
   2. Wofgang Amadeus Mozart
      1. State two factors that promoted Mozart's musical development in childhood, (2 marks)
      2. Name the work whose development and popularisation is fully attributed to Mozart. (1 mark)
      3. Give one example of each of the following works by Mozart:
         1. Opera Buffa½ mark)
         2. Opera Seria(½ mark)
      4. Outline three key features of style galant' favoured by Mozart. (3 marks)
   3. Robert Schumann
      1. Schumann was famous for concentrating his energies on one form of music at a time. Identify the forms he mainly composed during the following periods:
         1. Before 1840.(1 mark)
         2. In 1840.(1 mark)
         3. In 1841.(1 mark)
         4. In 1842.(1 mark)
      2. State one feature of the opera 'Genoveva' (op.81) which makes it different from the traditional opera,(1 mark)
      3. Name two song cycles by Schumann.(2 marks)
   4. Aaron Copland
      1. State three ways in which Copland contributed to the development of music during his time.(3 marks)
      2. State four references on Copland's style of composition.(4 marks)
5. Analysis of preseribed African music
   "Ibodi" dance of the Baklayo-Busia Municipal Dancers (PPMC Recording)
   1. With reference to the performance in the recording, outline five features that contribute to the creation of the climax.(5 marks)
   2. Describe the call-response style in the opening section of the performance.(2 marks)
   3. State two ways in which the voice is cued in this performance.(2 marks)
   4. Describe the mood of this performance.(1 mark)
      
      
6. Analysis of prescribed western music
   "Rondo alla Turka", Movement 3 from Piano Sonata No.11, K.331
   by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
   1. With reference to specific bars. Identify the form of the opening section (Bar 1 to 24). (2½ marks)
   2. Identify three ways through which a sudden contrast is created between bars 32-40 in relation to the previous section.(3 marks)
   3. Outline the difference between bars 54-64' and '88-96'.(1 mark)
   4. Identify the choral progression from bar 96 to 104. Use bar numbers to illustrate your answer. (2½ marks)
   5. State the name given to the type of LH accompaniment between bars 110 and 116.(1 mark)
      
      
7. Analysis of unprepared work
   Refer to "The Wild Horseman" by Robert Schumann and answer the questions that follow.
   
   1. Identify the most prevalent articulation mark used in this music.(1 mark)
   2. With reference to specific bar numbers, identify the general form of this music.(2 marks)
   3.      
      1. Which section of the music is presented in the Major mode? Refer to bar numbers for illustration.(1 mark)
      2. Name the melodic feature peculiar to the section in (i) above.(1 mark)
   4. Describe the first chord in bar 3.(1 mark)
   5. State the meaning of the term "vivace" as used in the music,(1 mark)

SECTION C: GENERAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE (16 marks)

3.             
   1. The melody below is written for Alto Saxophone in E flat. Rewrite it for clarinet in B flat to sound at the same pitch. Prefix the new key signature.(5 marks)
      
   2. State four ways through which the harmonic effect is achieved during the group performance of a traditional African folk song.(4 marks)
   3. Outline the meaning of the following terms as used in music.
      1. Embouchure(1 mark)
      2. Diction (1 mark)
      3. Producer (1 mark)
      4. Root (1 mark)
      5. Signature tune. (1 mark)
   4. Explain why the actual performance of the "Trio Sonata" contradicts the scoring of this work.(2 marks)

(d)