Junior Cert Music: Elements of Music questions

Procedural Knowledge: melody, rhythm, metre, tempo, dynamics, texture, tonality, form, motifs and ostinato, articulation and ornamentation.

22 past Music questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 6 questions

Q141 marks

instrument identification, music industry

Q244 marks

harmonising a melody, voice types, triads and chords

Q393 marks

melodic dictation, chord changes, triads and chords

Q431 marks

instrument identification, irish music, graphic notation

Q545 marks

composing a melody, instrument identification

Q626 marks

rhythmic dictation, processing effects, arranging and adapting

2025 · 5 questions

Q249 marks

triads and chords, rhythmic dictation

Q370 marks

melodic dictation, harmonising a melody, musical styles

Q459 marks

processing effects, popular music, composing a melody

Q537 marks

chord changes, music industry, music in media

Q630 marks

arranging and adapting

2024 · 5 questions

Q136 marks

instrument identification, voice types

Q268 marks

musical terms and symbols, rhythmic dictation, classical music

Q438 marks

irish music, instrument identification

Q544 marks

composing a melody, music industry

Q629 marks

cadences, chord changes, irish music

2023 · 2 questions

Q355 marks

harmonising a melody, triads and chords

Q635 marks

instrument identification, musical styles

2022 · 4 questions

Q257 marks

instrument identification, staff notation, harmonising a melody

Q364 marks

chord changes, cadences, music industry

Q540 marks

musical terms and symbols, keys and key signatures, melodic dictation

Q631 marks

music in media, rehearsing and performing, classical music

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