Junior Cycle Music CBA 2 Programme Note | Irish Curriculum Music Resource

Make preparing for Junior Cycle Music CBA 2 easier with this student-friendly ‘Music CBA 2 Programme Note booklet’! Designed with the Irish Junior Cycle Music curriculum in mind, this resource guides students through researching and writing a programme note for two musical pieces they are preparing to perform.

With structured research questions and dedicated writing sections, students can explore the composer, musical background, features of each piece and their own performance choices. The booklet provides a clear framework to help students organise their research, develop their musical understanding and reflect on their performance.

What’s included?:

• A contents page and student instructions
• Guided research questions about the composer and musical background
• Questions exploring musical features, including time signature, key signature, genre and instrumentation
• Prompts to help students reflect on their performance and musical interpretation
• Dedicated programme note writing pages for two musical pieces
• Space for students to personalise their work with colour and images

Perfect for:

• Irish Junior Cycle Music CBA 2 preparation
• Music teachers supporting students with programme notes
• Junior Cycle music classroom activities
• Supporting musical research, reflection and independent learning
• Adaptation for use in other secondary school music curricula

You get:

1. standard non booklet printing version (a4)
2. Booklet version- ready to fold A3 booklet - print and its ready to fold into a booklet easily!