# Junior Cert Music: Notation & Theory questions > Every Junior Cert Music exam question on Notation & Theory, 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/notation-theory Procedural Knowledge: reading staff and graphic notation, keys, triads and chords, cadences, and musical terms and symbols. 14 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): harmonising a melody, voice types, texture - [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) - Q3 (93 marks): melodic dictation, chord changes, metre - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) - Q4 (31 marks): instrument identification, irish music, 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, improvisation, jazz - [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) - Q2 (49 marks): metre, tonality, rhythmic dictation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) ### 2024 - Q2 (68 marks): texture, rhythmic dictation, classical music - [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, 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) - Q6 (29 marks): form, chord changes, irish music - [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 - Q3 (55 marks): harmonising a melody, 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) - Q4 (54 marks): melodic dictation, chord changes, instrument identification - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) - Q5 (54 marks): composing a melody, 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, harmonising a melody - [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) - Q3 (64 marks): chord changes, form, music industry - [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) - Q5 (40 marks): melodic dictation, texture - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC046CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) ## 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) - [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) - [All Music past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/music)