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Junior Cycle Music: Melody shape & motifs
How often Melody shape & motifs 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
Melody shape & motifs, Common Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Melody shape & motifs.
(a)A melody that moves to the very next note up or down is moving by…
- Leap
- Step
- Sequence
(b)A short musical idea that is repeated and developed through a piece is a…
- Coda
- Cadence
- Motif
(c)A phrase is repeated straight away but starting on a higher or lower note. This is a…
- Sequence
- Drone
- Canon
Show the answers
(a) Step
(b) Motif
(c) Sequence
Common Level
Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q1c, Q6b |
| 2025 | Q1b, Q1d, Q4d, Q6a, Q6c |
| 2024 | Q1b |
| 2023 | Q5a, Q5b, Q6a |
| 2022 | Q3d |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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