# Junior Cert Music: Culture & Context questions > Every Junior Cert Music exam question on Culture & Context, 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/culture-context Culture and Context: music in film, advertising and the media, the music industry and copyright, Irish music, and musical styles and genres. 19 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 - Q1 (41 marks): texture, motifs and ostinato, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) - Q4 (31 marks): instrument identification, graphic notation, metre - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) ### 2025 - Q1 (35 marks): instrument identification, graphic notation, improvisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) - Q3 (70 marks): form, melodic dictation, harmonising a melody - [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, composing a melody - [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) - Q5 (37 marks): motifs and ostinato, chord changes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) ### 2024 - Q2 (68 marks): musical terms and symbols, texture, rhythmic dictation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) - Q3 (65 marks): harmonising a melody, triads and chords, 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) - Q4 (38 marks): tonality, metre, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) - Q5 (44 marks): composing a melody, motifs and ostinato, 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) - Q6 (29 marks): form, cadences, chord changes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) ### 2023 - Q1 (36 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) - Q2 (46 marks): rhythmic dictation, voice types, arranging and adapting - [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) - Q5 (54 marks): composing a melody, graphic notation, processing effects - [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) - Q6 (35 marks): instrument identification, texture, form - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) ### 2022 - Q1 (42 marks): voice types, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) - Q3 (64 marks): chord changes, cadences, form - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) - Q4 (46 marks): composing a melody - [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) - Q6 (31 marks): articulation and ornamentation, rehearsing and performing - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) ## 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) - [Composing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/composing) - [Performing & Technology](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music/topic/performing-technology) - [All Music past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music)