A new, fresh and exciting First Year Music book for the new Junior Cycle
Sounds Good! 1 fosters student engagement in the three interconnected concepts central to the new specification:
- Procedural Knowledge
- Innovate and Ideate
- Culture and Context
The Sounds Good 1 package offers a fresh approach to the material and is aimed at
supporting teachers and students in a creative and active manner and includes:
- A Student Textbook
- A free Student mini—whiteboard
- A Teacher’s Resource Book
- A free Student CD
- A free Student e-Book
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
- Incorporates key skills and learning outcomes of the new Junior Cycle Music specification
- Each chapter is accompanied by student activities for active engagement and assessment of learning
- Develops literacy, equipping students with a critical and working music vocabulary
- Facilitates student participation through group and student-centred activities
- Provides comprehensive performance instructions for recorder
- Comprehensive questions encourage varied levels of engagement with topics
- Uses graphic organisers, revision boxes, key word banks, etc.
- Attractive design and layout
- Glossary of terms included
- Clear guidelines are provided for attempting new activities
- Facilitates the teaching strategies and assessment components of the new Junior Cycle
- Encourages creativity through performance and composition skills
- Encourages inventiveness supports ICT integration and promotes digital literacy