Music Paper 3A (AURAL) Aug./Sept. 2018

Question 5

Cadences

 

Observation

Candidates were expected to identify the four cadences used at the point of pulse and order in which they occur. The cadences may either be perfect, imperfect, plagal or interrupted. This question was popular among the candidates and their performance was quite impressive. The points stated by candidates to score good marks included:

 

  1. Imperfect (Half close)
  2.  Perfect (Full close)
  3. Imperfect (Half close)
  4. Plagal (Amen)