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Music Paper 1B, May/June. 2011  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Main
General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
Strength

 

 

 

 

 


Question 3

PIANO



(a)   (i) Name any two pedals on the piano
      (ii) State the function of anyone pedal named in (a)(i) above
(b)    (i)Define a piano concerto.
       (ii)Mention any three composers of piano concerto

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Observation

Candidates' performance in question 3 was poor. They failed to supply the technical names of the piano pedals and also define a piano concerto. Their abysmal performance denied them of the total mark for the question.
Some of the expected answers are:



(a)  (i)Damper pedal, sustaining pedal, soft pedal (una corda).

(ii) Damper pedal - It raises the damper from the strings by allowing them to vibrate sympathetically when the piano is played. Sustaining pedal - It locks the dampers on certain notes, allowing them to ring out while the notes are played  Soft pedal - It is used to soften the sound and also offers a change - of quality, a less rich and dryer sound.
(b)    (i)A solo performance for the piano, accompanied by the orchestra.
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