Music Maker

An exciting textbook and digital suite that develops musical skills through fun, engaging activities, while highlighting and reinforcing key learning for the Junior Cycle exam

AVAILABLE MAY 2024

Music Maker

  • Innovative spiral approach develops student’s core music skills and encourages them to explore their interests
  • Exciting and accessible teaching and student revision resource
  • Unrivalled digital offering will really enhance the teaching and learning of JC Music

Why Music Maker?

Innovative approach to teaching music

  • Material is carefully divided into three years accommodating a logical flow for teaching and planning
  • Emphasis on fundamental music theory and key skills required with each chapter focusing on a different musical ingredient

Exciting and accessible teaching and student-revision resource

  • Perform, Listen, Compose and Research activities support active learning: Going Solo activities can easily be completed independently
  • UNIQUE! What? So what? Now what? feature summarises all key information while the Putting it all together chapters support student revision
  • UNIQUE! Spacetime, Art of the Remix, Found Sounds composing projects and CBA 1 chapter provide guidance and inspiration for the Composition Portfolio
  • UNIQUE! My Songbook chapter includes a beautiful section of ukulele pieces, together with the CBA2 chapter, provides step-by-step support for practical exams.
  • Canon chapters in 3rd Year bring together key learning