Music Paper 3B May/June 2015

Question 4

  1. Apart form the Pipe Organ, name any two other instruments from the organ family.
  1. Mention two ways in which the pipe-organ can be used.

 

  1. List the manuals in a 4 - manual organ.
  1. State the two categories of pipes on a pipe - organ.

Observation

The question was unpopular among the candidates and candidates’ responses to this question were poor, and this robbed them substantial marks. Candidates’ performance was below average. The following points should have been highlighted in their responses:
(a)   Reed organ (Harmonium), Accordion, Harmonica (Mouth Organ), Hammond  organ 
(b)   (i) For solo performance / Recitals 
(ii)   For accompaniment 
(c)   Swell, Great, Choir, Solo, Positive, Recitative and Echoe
(d) Flue pipes, reed pipes, wooden pipes, metal pipes