Sounds Good 1 & 2

The Complete Package for New Junior Cycle Music

SOUNDS GOOD 1&2

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SOUNDS GOOD 2 Sounds Good 2 from The Educational Company of Ireland completes the package for new Junior Cycle Music in a creative, innovative and active way.

Written by a highly experienced Music teacher, Sounds Good 2 has been designed as a continuation to build on students’ learning experiences covered in Sounds Good 1 – An Introduction to Junior Cycle and includes:

Student Textbook Free Student e-Book 2 Free Student CDs Teacher’s Resource Book Digitised Audio Tracks

STUDENT TEXTBOOK

Sounds Good 2 fosters student

engagement in the three interconnected concepts central to the new specification: Procedural Knowledge

Innovate and Ideate

Culture and Context

Fully addresses all the Learning Outcomes of the new Junior Cycle Music specification

Highlights intended learning at the start of each unit and incorporates key skills and wellbeing indicators that students will have an opportunity to develop

The Educational Company of Ireland

If you would like a sample copy, please contact your local representative or Ph: 01-4500611, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie Sounds Good 2 Flyer.indd 2

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A Complete and Dynamic Package for Junior Cycle Music

SOUNDS GOOD 2

Supports the development of students’ social and interpersonal skills by fostering creativity and engaging them in the world of music

Visually attractive with a colourful design and vibrant layout

Uses student-friendly language that is suitable for all levels

Facilitates student participation through

a comprehensive range of student-centred activities and peer assessment

Encourages creativity through performance and composition skills

Contains a range of active learning methods to help develop literacy,

equipping students with a critical and working

music vocabulary

Designed to implement the important teaching strategies and learning set out in the new Junior Cycle Framework

Action Verbs have been woven into all student activities to support students’ acquisition and fluency with new vocabulary

CBAs - Prepares students for successful completion of their practical exam and Classroom Based Assessments

Contains revision sections and summaries in each chapter

Includes a comprehensive guide to playing the Ukulele and performance suggestions suitable for the practical exam

Provides performance instructions for the Recorder

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Comprehensive questions encourage varied levels of engagement with topics

Varied assessment strategies can be found

throughout each unit

Glossary of terms included

Encourages inventiveness and supports the implementation of Digital Learning Strategies

FREE CDs complement the textbook

CDs include backing tracks for Ukulele and Recorder music to complement students’ performance in their exams

TEACHER’S RESOURCE BOOK Sounds Good 2 Teacher’s Resource Book aligns to the new Junior Cycle Music specification and contains:

Planning documentation – schemes, templates and lesson plans

Extension tasks

Graphic Organisers Digital Resources Teachers can access the Sounds Good 2 interactive e-books and audio tracks at www.edcolearning.ie

SOUNDS GOOD 1

Now Available An introduction to Music for the new Junior Cycle

The Educational Company of Ireland

If you would like a sample copy, please contact your local representative or Ph: 01-4500611, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edco.ie Sounds Good 2 Flyer.indd 4

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