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This is exactly what the IBDP Music course needs, and having explored [these resources] I understand the intention and skills required for each of these unique assessments.
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Experimenting as a Creator
Hi George, Thanks for this post. You are raising an excellent perspective. As I understand, you mention running into an issue with scope, and sometimes, this proves to be too big a step for students, who may have trouble explaining...
George
Experimenting as a Creator
Hey Jim & Anton, With regards to the approaches, I agree that strategy 2 is best and encourage my students to work this way with an "arranging" perspective, but have run into the issue this year that the scope of this (dependent on the genre...
Jim
Checklist for Experimenting with Music
Hi Abner, Thanks for posting these comments. I have been reading them with a great deal of interest. I can understand your concerns and would like to share a few thoughts. You ask what the IB position would be on this. Examiners...
Abner
Checklist for Experimenting with Music
Dear Anton, Thank you for this. Yes, there was a progression from excerpt 1 to 3. Each of them, demostrated a different concepts, contexts, and complexities. The sounds (either nature-made or student-made (i.e. hitting sounds, steps, machinery)...