# Junior Cert Music: Composing questions > Every Junior Cert Music exam question on Composing, grouped by level and year. 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/topic/composing Innovate and Ideate: composing a melody, adding chords to a melody, and arranging or adapting existing music. 13 past Music questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme. ## Common Level ### 2026 - Q2 (44 marks): voice types, texture, triads and chords - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) - Q5 (45 marks): form, rhythm, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=25) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) - Q6 (26 marks): tonality, rhythmic dictation, processing effects - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=28) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=26) ### 2025 - Q3 (70 marks): form, melodic dictation, musical styles - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) - Q4 (59 marks): rhythm, processing effects, popular music - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) - Q6 (30 marks): articulation and ornamentation, metre, rhythm - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) ### 2024 - Q3 (65 marks): triads and chords, music in media, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) - Q5 (44 marks): motifs and ostinato, music industry, texture - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) ### 2023 - Q2 (46 marks): rhythmic dictation, voice types, music in media - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) - Q3 (55 marks): triads and chords, texture, tonality - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) - Q5 (54 marks): graphic notation, processing effects, music in media - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) ### 2022 - Q2 (57 marks): instrument identification, metre, staff notation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) - Q4 (46 marks): musical styles, irish music - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [All Music past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music)