Question 1
Rhythmic Dictation (4 bars)
Observation
Candidates’  overall performance was a little above average. They were expected to listen to  a rhythmic dictation and then notate the rhythm on a monotone. Some of the candidates  performed excellently well in this question but some were unable to notate the  rhythm as required. They were writing in solfa notation . This caused them to  lose a substantial part of the marks. They should have responded to the  question in the following manner: