Candidates’ performance in this question was poor. They could not understand the signs and terms as used in the passage. Candidates were expected to respond to the question in the following manner:
(a) A flat major/Bb
(b) Piano
(c) Staccato, Scalic figures/patterns, Imitation, Sequences, Repetition, Arpeggiation, Modulation, Tonic pedal, Chromaticism, Octaves.
(d) Andante or (Moderate pace) or (At a walking pace)
(e) Perfect
(f) Austrian
(g) (i) fz – sforzando/forzando emphasis (force)
(ii) prall - piano rallentando - soft and gradually becoming slower OR
With reference to Ahekoo by Pappoe Thompson
- Ghanaian
- D major
E. Amu; I. D. Riverson; GaddielAcquaah; Bessa Simons; S.M.H.B. Yarney,PappoeAllotey
Sequence, Unison, Parallel 3rd, 6th, and 8ves, fugato, repetition,tonal harmony, tonic pedal, dominant pedal
Perfect cadence