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Junior Cycle Music

What has come up on the Music papers (2022–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Common Level.

Common Level

Music, Common Level(6 marks)

Three quick ones from the Music topics that come up most.

(a)Adding chords to a melody in the exam, which is the right way to write A minor?
  1. vi
  2. Am
  3. A
(b)Which are the three primary chords (I, IV and V) in C major?
  1. C, D and F
  2. C, E and G
  3. C, F and G
(c)A new recording of an existing song made by a different artist is called a…
  1. Cover version
  2. Sample
  3. Remix
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(a) Am

(b) C, F and G

(c) Cover version

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Common Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Common Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Music Common Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Rhythm, metre & time signatures banker5 of 52026
Ostinato & accompaniment patterns banker5 of 52026
Melody shape & motifs banker5 of 52026
Voices & vocal techniques banker5 of 52026
Texture banker5 of 52026
Comparing versions & arrangements banker5 of 52026
Orchestral instruments banker5 of 52026
Melodic & rhythmic dictation banker5 of 52026
Chord changes & progressions banker5 of 52026
Form & structure banker5 of 52026
Keys, scales & tonality banker5 of 52026
Adding chords to a melody banker5 of 52026
Copyright, royalties & airplay banker5 of 52026
Pitch, note names & sol-fa banker5 of 52026

More topics: Triads & chord notes, Writing a melody, Pop & jazz band instruments, Irish traditional music, Cadences, Music technology & sharing, Film, mood & incidental music, Terms, signs, tempo & dynamics, Elements of music, Pop, rock & jazz styles, Graphic scores & found sounds, Music in advertising, Rehearsing & performing, Styles, periods & composers, Improvisation & backing tracks.

Try three

Rhythm, metre & time signatures, 3 marks

A bar of 3/4 contains one dotted crotchet. How many quavers are needed to complete it?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
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3

3/4 = three crotchets = six quavers. A dotted crotchet is one and a half beats, which is three quavers, so three more quavers fill the bar.

Ostinato & accompaniment patterns, 3 marks

A drum ostinato plays, then a bass riff, then chords, then a melody are added on top. This technique is…

  1. Syncopating
  2. Layering
  3. Modulating
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Layering

Layering builds a piece by adding parts over a repeating ostinato one at a time. The texture thickens and tension builds, as in many film cues and dance tracks.

Chord changes & progressions, 3 marks

A hit-song progression is I–V–vi–IV. What chords is that in C major?

  1. C, G, Am, F
  2. C, G, A, F
  3. C, F, Am, G
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C, G, Am, F

In C major, I = C, V = G, vi = Am and IV = F. Chord vi is minor, so it is Am, not A. Many hit songs loop exactly this four-chord pattern.

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