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RemindersforJuniorCertificateMusic

Q.1SetSongs
Therewillusuallybe3excerptsfromyoursetsongsandyouwillbeaskedquestionsoneachofthe
three.
Thelastpartofthequestionwillbeawrittenexcerptfromoneofthethreesongsplayedandyouwill
havetomatchtheexcerpttothecorrectsong.
N.B.unusualfeaturesfromyourfiles.
Makesureyoureadthequestionproperlyi.e.amIaskedfor1or2features.
Donotgetmixedupbetweenmelodicandrhythmicdevices!
Q.2SetWorks:
Youwillbegivenawrittenexcerptfromoneofyoursetworksandyouareaskedtoanswerquestions
aboutit.
Againwatchthenumberofpointsaskedforandalwaysknowyourprogrammaticqualities!
Listentoyousetworksandbefamiliarwiththeinstrumentsandfamiliesofinstrumentsfeaturedinthe
eachsetwork.(WatchCopland)
Thefinalpartofthequestionwillusuallybebasedonanauralexcerptfromthesamework,butfroma
differentpartofit.
Youmaybeaskedtocompareordescribethemusic.Ifyouareaskedtocompare,youmustreferto
bothexcerptsinordertogetfullmarks.
Q.3IrishMusic:
Knowyourdancetypes,theirtimesignaturesandinstruments.
Youmustbeabletoidentifyinstrumentsasbeingmelodic,harmonicorrhythmic.
KnowyourtraditionalIrishmusicfeatures.
Learntheharp,acollectorandfeaturesofseannossinging.
Q.4Dictation:
YouwillbeusingthecombinationnotationoptionIII.
Checktoseethenumberofbeatsineverybar,ifitsnotcompletethenleaveaspacebeforeyouputin
yourfirstbarline,thenmarkinthreeotherevenlyspacedbars,thelastoneshouldbeadoublebar.
Makesureyouputinthelastnoteasdohyoujusthavetolistentoseeifitshighorlow.
Youwillalwayshaveadottedcrotchetquaverineitherthebeginningofbar2or3andapairof
quaverstowardstheendofbar2or3.
Themelodywillmovemostlybystepandatmostyouwouldhavetwotothreeleaps.
Youarerequiredtoputin10melodynotesDONOTPUTINANYMOREORLESS.
Makesureeverybaraddsuptothecorrectnumberofbeats.

Q.5Choiceworksandsongs:
Knowyourchoiceworksandsongsfromeachcategoryandhaveatleastthreemusicalfeaturesoneach
onelearned.
Theauralpartofthisquestionisquitelikelytobeaworkyouhavenotheardbefore,soreadyour
questionscarefully.
Knowyourinstrumentsandmelodicandrhythmicfeatures.
Q.6Triads:
Forthisquestion,makesureyouwriteonaroughworkpagethenamesofthenotesinthebassclef.
Donotdothisquestionwithoutwritinginthenamesofthemelodynotesunderneathandthefulltriad
grid.
RememberchordsI,IVandVaremajor,chordsiiandviareminor.
Q.7(c)AnsweringMelody:
Youaretoldwhatthekeyisforthisquestionsomakesureyouuseit!Writeoutthetriadgridinfullfor
thekey.
Makesureyoutickoffeachpartofthequestionasyoucompleteit.Writetherhythmfirst,makingsure
thatallbarsadduptothecorrectamount.
Alwaysincludeadottedcrotchetquaverandmakesurethelastnoteisalongnote.
Whencomposingthemelody,knowandusethechordstructureIIVVandendondoh.
Keepthemelodymovingmainlybystepandincludetwoleaps.
DontforgettoputinthephrasingfortheENTIREMELODY.
Q.8(c)BackingChords:
Againidentifythekeycorrectlyandwriteoutthetriadgridinfull.
Youmustwriteinthenamesofthemelodynotesunderneath.
Remember,ifyouuseaminorchord,youmustputasmallmbesideit.
Alwaysendwithacadencei.e.CHORDVIORIVIinthelasttwoboxes.
Donotusethesamechordinadjacentboxes.
Whenchoosingachordexaminethenotesdirectlyundertheboxandtotherightofit!
Q.10GeneralStudy:
Youmustnameyourgeneralstudyi.e.JazzMusicanditbelongstothepopularmusictradition.
Knowthenamesoftwoworksandtheircomposersandalsothreefeaturesofthemusic.
GeneralReminders:

Donotleaveanyquestionblankitisatleastworthaguess.
Takeyourtimeintheexamitisverywelltimedandyouwillhavemorethanenoughtimeto
completethepaperthereisnoneedtotakeanyshortcuts!
Ifyoudonthavethetimetocompletethewrittenquestionsfromthestartofthepaperwhilethetapeis
playing,thenyoucanalwayscompletethemafteryouhavecompletedq.6,7,8and10.
GoodLuck!

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