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Junior Cycle Music: Pop & jazz band instruments

How often Pop & jazz band instruments comes up on the Music papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Pop & jazz band instruments, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Pop & jazz band instruments.

(a)In a rock band, which instrument usually plays the low bass line along with the drums?
  1. Lead guitar
  2. Bass guitar
  3. Rhythm guitar
(b)Which part of a drum kit is a pair of cymbals closed together by a foot pedal?
  1. Floor tom
  2. Snare drum
  3. Hi-hat
(c)In a band, what is the main job of the rhythm guitar?
  1. Playing the chords in rhythm
  2. Playing single low bass notes
  3. Playing the solos and main tune
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(a) Bass guitar

(b) Hi-hat

(c) Playing the chords in rhythm

Your turn: Common Level questions on Pop & jazz band instruments.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1a, Q1d
2025Q1a, Q1c, Q1e
2024Q1a, Q3a
2023Not asked
2022Q1a, Q1b, Q1c

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

More Pop & jazz band instruments questions

Pop & jazz band instruments, 3 marks

A jazz trumpeter puts a mute into the bell. What happens to the sound?

  1. It gets louder and much brighter
  2. It drops by an octave
  3. It gets quieter and changes tone
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It gets quieter and changes tone

A mute softens the sound and changes its timbre. Jazz trumpeters use different mutes for different colours, e.g. the Harmon mute's thin, metallic sound.

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