Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises CEKENAS Music Paper 3 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a CEKENAS Form 4 Music Paper 3 theory and score analysis examination evaluating melody writing, four-part harmony, African and Western music history, prescribed works, and general musical knowledge. This resource is ideal for KCSE candidates preparing for national music examinations, available for PDF download with complete marking scheme guidance.

  • Month Administered: March 2026

  • Duration: 2 Hours 45 Minutes

  • Total Marks: 100 Marks

  • Number of Questions: 8 (Questions 1–8)

  • Structure: Section A (Basic Skills, 30 marks, Questions 1–2), Section B (History of Music, 54 marks, Questions 3–7), and Section C (General Music Knowledge, 16 marks, Question 8).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A: Basic Skills

    • Melody composition (16-bar vocal melody in 6/8 time, modulation to relative major, duplet incorporation)

    • Setting text/lyrics to music in treble clef

    • Four-part harmonization for SATB (Chord progressions using I, ii, IV, V, vi, and cadential six-four chords)

  • Section B: History of Music

    • African Music (Classification and benefits of Agikuyu 'Ngucu' dance, role of music and dance in traditional worship, solo-choral response styles, bul drum construction and acoustics)

    • Western Music (Biographical studies, style, and compositions of Orlando di Lasso, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Georg Strauss, and Sergei Prokofiev)

    • Prescribed African Music ('Ruth Nyangega' by Aloka Ohangla Group from the Singing Wells Project: instrumentation, idiophone roles, fiddle melodic traits, and formal structure)

    • Prescribed Western Music ('When I Am Laid in Earth' / Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell: historical period, genre, musical texture, ornamentation/mordents, figured bass analysis, tonality, meter, and form)

    • Analysis of Unprepared Work (Gigue/Jig stylistic features, cadence identification, key modulations, formal structure, and sequence identification)

  • Section C: General Music Knowledge

    • Musical terms, tempo, and dynamics (Allegro, Dolce, Pianissimo / pp, Ritardando / Rit.)

    • Transcribing sol-fa notation into staff notation in key C major

    • Traditional African dances (Chemelil and Nzuliya community origins)

    • Factors affecting the sound quality and pitch of African drums

    • Interpretation and execution of musical ornaments (mordents, turns, trills)

• File Size:

  286.30 KB
• Length:

  12 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  MUSIC AND DANCE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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