Edexcel A-Level Music - Courtney Pine
June 2024 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
12 bar blues - Answer>>A 12 bar chord sequence that repeats
in jazz. Instruments improvise over.
Diatonic - Answer>>Notes that belong to the current key.
Enharmonic equivalent - Answer>>2 notes or scales that are
written differently but sound the same, eg. C# and Db.
Extended chord - Answer>>A chord with an added note such as
a 9th or 11th.
Harmonic rhythm - Answer>>The rate at which chords change
Inversion - Answer>>Triad with either the 3rd or 5th in the bass.
Mode - Answer>>A type of scale with 7 notes that is neither
major or minor. Commonly used in folk music and jazz.
Perfect cadence - Answer>>Chords V-I. A chord pattern that
makes a phrase sound finished.
Turn around - Answer>>A set of faster moving chords to get the
music back to a repeated section.
Free time - Answer>>No established tempo.
Quintuplet - Answer>>5 notes played in the time of 4.
Sextuplets - Answer>>6 notes played in the time of 4.
June 2024 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
12 bar blues - Answer>>A 12 bar chord sequence that repeats
in jazz. Instruments improvise over.
Diatonic - Answer>>Notes that belong to the current key.
Enharmonic equivalent - Answer>>2 notes or scales that are
written differently but sound the same, eg. C# and Db.
Extended chord - Answer>>A chord with an added note such as
a 9th or 11th.
Harmonic rhythm - Answer>>The rate at which chords change
Inversion - Answer>>Triad with either the 3rd or 5th in the bass.
Mode - Answer>>A type of scale with 7 notes that is neither
major or minor. Commonly used in folk music and jazz.
Perfect cadence - Answer>>Chords V-I. A chord pattern that
makes a phrase sound finished.
Turn around - Answer>>A set of faster moving chords to get the
music back to a repeated section.
Free time - Answer>>No established tempo.
Quintuplet - Answer>>5 notes played in the time of 4.
Sextuplets - Answer>>6 notes played in the time of 4.
