# Junior Cert Music 2026

> The 2026 Junior Cert Music exam papers and official marking scheme for Common level. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/2026

## Common Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File 1 (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP045EV.mp3)
- [Sound File 2 (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP046EV.mp3)

### What's in the 2026 Common Level paper?

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | texture, motifs and ostinato, instrument identification, music industry | 41 |
| Q2 | harmonising a melody, voice types, texture, triads and chords | 44 |
| Q3 | melodic dictation, chord changes, metre, triads and chords | 93 |
| Q4 | instrument identification, irish music, graphic notation, metre | 31 |
| Q5 | composing a melody, form, rhythm, instrument identification | 45 |
| Q6 | tonality, rhythmic dictation, processing effects, arranging and adapting | 26 |

## Revise Music by topic

- [Aural Skills](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/aural-skills)
- [Elements of Music](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/elements-of-music)
- [Notation & Theory](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/notation-theory)
- [Composing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/composing)
- [Performing & Technology](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/performing-technology)
- [Culture & Context](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/culture-context)

## Related

- [Music 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/2025)
- [All Music years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music)