Pitch Perfect Pack (Activity Book,Manuscript Booklet,Creative Whiteboard)

Pitch Perfect is a new and innovative 3-year music programme designed to support student learning for Junior Cycle Music in a fun, no fuss format, over the three years of study. Written by a highly experienced Music teacher and an experienced examiner with the SEC, Pitch Perfect is structured in an accessible way to help students develop their musical literacy.

• Focused and accessible content that is student-friendly and engaging
• Learning activities are inclusiveand cater to mixed-ability groups and varied learning styles
• Content is well-paced in a structured sequencewith student activities to support student learning every step of the way
• A no-fuss resource which is easy to navigate, fun to work with and efficient in gathering evidenceof students’ work, progress and their two classroom-based assessments (CBAs)
• The performance material is designed in an approachable manner for students who have not yet learned to play an instrument
• Performance supports are provided for Recorder, Singing, Ukulele and Guitar with play-along practice tracks and accompaniment tracks suitable for use in the Practical Exam
• Promotes and supports Irish music– featuring an enormous number of music tracks and videos that promote Irish artists and all those in the Irish music industry
• Includes Exam Paper questions and exam advice
• Encourages students to act as learning resourcesfor each other through peer and group activities
• Challenges students to work as independent learners, developing their skills as researchers, creators, composers, critics, problem solvers and reviewers of their own work
• Includes videos to support visual learnersand engage pupil
• Divided into two appropriate parts: Section A and Section B

Section A content introduces students to the material they need to engage with in Year 1 and 2 of Junior Cycle

• The focus is placed on developing musical literacy, listening and appraising skills, and compositional technique
• CBA1 is completed in this section of the book
• All learning is supported by check-in questions, word play/keyword quizzes, creative tasks, homework activities and self and peer-assessments in the Student Activity Book
• Units and chapters are arranged to accommodate the time constraints for schools with subject sampling in Year 1
• All learning is linked to Learning Outcomes

Section B content is designed for Year 3, to revisit material covered in Section A whilst building on the learning experiences students have engaged with there

• The content moves student learning towards the more demanding parts of the specification
• Students will engage explicitly with the 36 Learning Outcomes as they prepare for summative assessment
• Exam tips and revision supports are included in each chapter
• Tasks in the Student Activity Book are designed to prepare students for exam questions and encourage students to revise and refine their exam skills
• CBA2 is completed in this section of the book

A free Music Manuscript Booklet comes with the programme, providing a space for students to practise music notation and record evidence of their learning and progress.

• 12 Staves per page
• No clefs written and no measures are included to allow maximum flexibility when composing
• Enough space between staves for lyrics
• Students’ Notes pages provide space to record compositions which do not require traditional stave notation note taking