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SQA Higher Music - 28th April 2025 [exam chat]

SQA Higher Music - 28th April 2025 [exam chat]
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Date: 28 April 2025
Time: 9am - 10:15am

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Reply 1

Anyone else thought it was a bad paper☠️

Reply 2

Original post by Winnlia
Anyone else thought it was a bad paper☠️

Some of it, gave the impression it was, but some of it was ok and these marks will add up.

Reply 3

Original post by ghunter53
Some of it, gave the impression it was, but some of it was ok and these marks will add up.


What did you pick for the comparison question?

Reply 4

Original post by Winnlia
Anyone else thought it was a bad paper☠️

The first half was horrible. There was way too much classical pieces

Reply 5

I thought the last two questions were so terrible

Reply 6

I couldn’t hear the 1st ornament for question 2 (map question) it was too quiet I didn’t catch any ornaments

Reply 7

Original post by Winnlia
I couldn’t hear the 1st ornament for question 2 (map question) it was too quiet I didn’t catch any ornaments

I thought it was a mordent but people said it was an Accactirua but the other one was 100% a trill

Reply 8

Original post by Grace_39
The first half was horrible. There was way too much classical pieces

yeah but tbf it’s so they can use all the concepts like basso continuo and like Sonta ect but overall I think the paper was okay

Reply 9

Original post by Winnlia
What did you pick for the comparison question?

This was the hardest question I felt. I am pretty sure there was timpani, but also went for oratorio, homo-phonic , interrupted cadence and time changes.

Reply 10

Original post by ghunter53
This was the hardest question I felt. I am pretty sure there was timpani, but also went for oratorio, homo-phonic , interrupted cadence and time changes.
It wasn’t oratorio it was mass

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