2023 _ Music COMPONENT 3: Appraisingv Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)
Paper
reference 1MU0/03
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COMPONENT 3: Appraising


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all questions.
2 versions of the audio are provided
Answer the questions in the spaces provided on the GCSE Music page on the
– there may be more space than you need. website, one with the original audio,
which contains the error and one with
Information the corrected audio.

• The total mark for this paper is 80. For mock exam purposes, please use

• Section A has 68 marks and Section B has 12 marks.
the audio file marked 'corrected'

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• There are two Audio files for the paper. One for Section A and one for Section B.
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•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
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• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.




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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
S Schwartz: Defying Gravity (from the album of the cast recording of Wicked)
1 Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.
(a) Name the section heard at the start of the extract. Put a cross in the correct box.
(1)

A chorus

B coda

C instrumental

D verse
(b) Name the instrumental playing technique heard in the strings at the start of
the extract.
(1)

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(c) Describe two features of the harmony at the start of the extract.
(2)

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(d) Name the instrument which is first heard at ‘the rules of someone else’s game’.
(1)

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(e) Name the melodic interval in the vocal line between the words ‘and’ and ‘leap’.
(1)

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, (f ) Describe how the composer uses rhythm to generate a feeling of excitement at
‘it’s time to try defying gravity’.
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