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Candidate 3

Question 1

The candidate was awarded 3 marks because:

  • Rock ‘n’ Roll is the correct answer for part (a)
  • 1980s is not the correct answer for part (b)
  • Electronica and Instrumental Break are the correct answers for parts (c) and (d).

Question 2

The candidate was awarded 3 marks because:

  • Delay and Synthesiser are the correct answers for parts (a) and (b).
  • Dynamic microphone is not the correct answer for part (c) (i).
  • Cardioid is correct for part (c) (ii)
  • “pointed into the body of the instrument” is not specific enough to be awarded 1 mark for part (c) (iii)

Question 3

The candidate was awarded 7 marks because:

  • Synth Pop is the correct answer for part (a).
  • Synthesiser and electronic drum kit are correct answers for part (b)
  • Punk and Minor are the correct answers for part (c)
  • Electric Guitar and Reverb are the correct answers for parts (d) and (e)

Question 4

The candidate was awarded 2 marks because:

  • Scottish is not the correct answer for part (a) (i)
  • 6/8 is the correct answer for part (a) (ii)
  • “Use a high setting for the guitar” is acceptable for 1 mark, however “use a distortion emulator” is not acceptable. The candidate was awarded 1 mark for part (b).

Question 5

The candidate was awarded 3 marks because:

  • Reverb was correctly identified as being applied to the Accordion. Boost Low EQ on the Piano and Boost EQ high on the shaker were also correct answers.
  • The other answers were incorrect and the candidate was awarded 3 marks in total.

Question 6

The candidate was awarded 3 marks because:

  • In part (a) the candidate correctly identified the instruments and panning applied in both versions and was awarded 2 marks.
  • The candidate incorrectly identified the effects applied to the instruments in part (a)
  • Major is the correct answer for part (b) and was awarded 1 mark

Total Mark: 21 out of 30