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 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
