Music exam ‘Star Wars’ theme proves a high note

The final morning of Junior Certificate exams was music to the ears of around 11,000 students taking the subject.

The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) music spokesperson Siofra Cox said the higher and ordinary level exams were fair. She thought students would have been entertained by the excerpt of music at the beginning, which was the main title from Star Wars, the same as last year.

The listening section of the paper concentrated on the description of musical features from prescribed songs and works, with the first movement of Vivaldi’s Spring the set work.