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