Music Extension – 2002 HSC Examination

Performance Elective

Band E2/3
Annotation Sample 1

Title: Cavatine
Composer: Saint-Saƫns
Instrument: Trombone

This is a confident and convincing performance that demonstrates overall fluency and some musically expressive qualities. The performance demonstrates a high level of technical accomplishment, although the articulation is not always clear. The lyricism is overworked at times which affects the pitch and tonal quality. Ensemble awareness isevident; however, there is an imbalance between the accompaniment and the soloist.