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Junior Cycle Music: Comparing versions & arrangements

How often Comparing versions & arrangements comes up on the Music papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Comparing versions & arrangements, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Comparing versions & arrangements.

(a)A new recording of an existing song made by a different artist is called a…
  1. Remix
  2. Cover version
  3. Sample
(b)Which statement makes a musical comparison between two versions of a song?
  1. Version 2 has nicer, happier lyrics
  2. Version 2 is better and I like it much more
  3. Version 2 is faster, with a thicker texture
(c)A slow ballad is being adapted into a dance track. Which change alters its feel most?
  1. Adding a fast drum beat and bass
  2. Giving the song a new title
  3. Rewriting the words of verse two
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(a) Cover version

(b) Version 2 is faster, with a thicker texture

(c) Adding a fast drum beat and bass

Your turn: Common Level questions on Comparing versions & arrangements.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q4d, Q6c
2025Q2b, Q6b
2024Q2b, Q2d, Q4c
2023Q2c
2022Q3e

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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