Updated February 2022. Please note this has not been updated for 2023.
Leaving Cert Music COVID-19 assessment changes Higher Level
Please note that the original amendments via gov.ie have been superseded by more recents amendments available on the SEC website.
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Performing
No change
Composing
Candidates will now answer only one question for 50 marks, instead of two (x1 melody and x1
harmony) for 100 marks
Questions can be asked in major and minor keys (up to three sharps and three flats) as previously
indicated
Composing Elective
No change
Listening
Same number of questions.
Reduced number of set works:
- Piano Concerto K 488 by Mozart will contain no questions on the Allegro assai (3rd movement)
- Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz will contain no questions on Un Bal (2nd movement)
Increased choice for Irish music:
- Question 5B: students answer on one topic out of five
Listening Elective
No change
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