Eduqas Questions

Which answer would you write for a structure question?

When answering a texture question, what don't you say?

Dissonance, dominant 7th, I IV & V, Supertonic, Tonic and Submediant are types of tonality

Accompaniment questions can have these answers: oom-paas, contrary motion, countermelody, pedal note, imitation

When describing brass instruments, what may you mention?

Pizzicato can be used in an accompaniment answer

What answer could you write down for a harmony question?

You should aim to back up the majority of your answers with line numbers.

Which one of these is a rhythmic feature?

Simmering strings is a way of describing strings playing chords/melody in a romantic style.

For a melody answer, you can comment on which techniques?

Listing individual instruments and what line they come in is wrong.

In questions about accompaniment instruments, you can refer to instrument doubling the melody

Melody answers can involve referring to intervals

Melody questions mean you analyse the lyrics

Which one of these is a rhythmic technique?

Types of scales (major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic, etc) can be used in a melody answer

Your essay question can be written under sub headings and in sentences not paragraphs.

Unison, chordal and octave are all types of texture and vocal texture

When answering about string instruments, what can you refer to?

Which one of these is a compositional technique?

A vocal writing answer could contain which answers: