Music Grade 11 Q&A
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Music Grade 11 Questions & Answers
Music Grade 11 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).
We list the Music Grade 11 Annual Teaching Plan topics for each term below, so you know what to study and when. Answered past paper questions will be added to each topic as soon as they are ready.
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20 ATP Topics
The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.
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CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)
Term-By-Term Topics
From The Annual Teaching Plan
Music literacy: theory of music (Weeks 1-10)
All major and minor keys, chromatic notes, transposition and compound intervals.
Music literacy: harmony (Weeks 1-10)
Four-part harmony using primary and secondary triads, inversions and cadences.
Music literacy: aural awareness (Weeks 1-10)
Dictation of rhythms and melodies, identifying chords and cadences by ear.
General music knowledge: Romantic period (Weeks 1-10)
Features of Romantic music; art song, programme music and the symphony with set works.
Music performance and improvisation (Weeks 1-10)
Technical work and pieces at Grade 11 standard on the main instrument.
PAT: Composition or arrangement (start) (Weeks 1-10)
Planning and drafting a composition or arrangement for the PAT.
Music literacy: melody and harmony writing (Weeks 11-20)
Harmonising a given melody; writing melodies with modulation to closely related keys.
General music knowledge: musical forms (Weeks 11-20)
Sonata form, theme and variations, concerto and opera structures.
General music knowledge: South African music (Weeks 11-20)
South African choral music, mbaqanga, kwela and marabi; key composers and artists.
Music performance and improvisation (Weeks 11-20)
Performance, sight reading and improvisation over chord progressions.
Mid-year examination (Weeks 11-20)
Written theory and general music knowledge papers plus practical assessment.
Music literacy: 20th century techniques (Weeks 21-30)
Whole-tone, pentatonic and modal scales; basic chord symbols and extended chords.
General music knowledge: jazz styles (Weeks 21-30)
Swing, bebop and cool jazz; structure of a jazz standard and the 12-bar blues.
General music knowledge: 20th century music (Weeks 21-30)
Impressionism and early 20th century styles with listening examples.
Music performance and improvisation (Weeks 21-30)
Ensemble work and preparation of the year-end programme.
PAT: Composition or arrangement (completion) (Weeks 21-30)
Completion, notation and presentation of the PAT composition or arrangement.
Music literacy: consolidation (Weeks 31-40)
Revision of harmony, scales, transposition and melody writing.
General music knowledge: consolidation (Weeks 31-40)
Revision of style periods, forms, jazz and South African music.
Music performance: final practical (Weeks 31-40)
Final performance programme with technical work and sight reading.
Revision and end-of-year examination (Weeks 31-40)
Consolidation of the year's theory and practical work; final performance and written examination.