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> Edexcel A2 Music - Listening Paper - Comparisons
nicki_flute
post May 2 2007, 04:47 PM
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As I slowly realise that I am going to have to excel in all other papers in order to counter for the terrible mark I'll get on the listening paper, I've found that I am useless on the longer answer questions.

Particularly on the Comparisons question which is worth 6 marks in question 2. I have the Rhinegold book, and I have a go at the questions, and then the answers are just so obvious, but I never put them.

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post May 2 2007, 08:44 PM
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Hey!
When I did my paper, I made a chart of the two extracts whilst listening to them and split it into headings e.g. texture, dynamics, instrumentation, ornamentation etc and then i made notes whilst i was listening to them and the comparisons and similarities that they were asking for were already in front of me.
Hope that helps!
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post May 2 2007, 09:05 PM
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Thanks! I do make 2 charts already, but splitting them into sections will help focus me a bit more! Thanks a lot - I'll text you soon about our next meet up!
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post May 5 2007, 07:01 PM
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Are you feeling a little more confident?
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post May 5 2007, 08:49 PM
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To put it bluntly...no! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post May 5 2007, 08:55 PM
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Wish I could help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post May 5 2007, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE(sarah-flute @ May 5 2007, 09:55 PM) *

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Wish I could help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

To be honest, it's more a "connection" thing missing. When I look at the answers to see what I should have wrote, I know I did hear whatever it was, but I don't think to write it down.
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post May 5 2007, 09:04 PM
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How about writing down *everything* you hear then crossing out what you think is irrelevant?

Just for a try to see what happens.
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post May 5 2007, 09:07 PM
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The problem is, I don't think "oh that is too obvious", the thought doesn't enter my head....

If the answer says "melody in the lower woodwind", then I know I will have heard it, but the idea of it doesn't occur to me.

I can't explain anything tonight sorry
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post May 5 2007, 09:09 PM
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post May 5 2007, 09:09 PM
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QUOTE(nicki_flute @ May 5 2007, 10:07 PM) *

The problem is, I don't think "oh that is to obvious", the thought doesn't enter my head....

If the answer says "melody in the lower woodwind", then I know I will have heard it, but the idea of it doesn't occur to me.

I can't explain anything tonight sorry


I know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem.
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post May 5 2007, 09:18 PM
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Glad I am making sense to somebody.

And I've run out of examples to practice with. *darn expensiveness of Rhinegold books and CDs*
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post May 6 2007, 06:50 AM
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QUOTE(Oddball @ May 5 2007, 10:09 PM) *

QUOTE(nicki_flute @ May 5 2007, 10:07 PM) *

The problem is, I don't think "oh that is to obvious", the thought doesn't enter my head....

If the answer says "melody in the lower woodwind", then I know I will have heard it, but the idea of it doesn't occur to me.

I can't explain anything tonight sorry


I know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem.


Exactly the same thing happens to us.
One of the mark schemes said that Michael Crawford was a Baritone in 'Music of the Night' which was on the comparison question - is this right? We put tenor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
How are we supposed to know differences like that?
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post May 6 2007, 07:51 AM
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I've read similar things, where answers have been like "contralto"...I'd never guess stuff like that.
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