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The Areas of Inquiry (AoIs)
Throughout the IB DP Music course, you will need to address four different Areas of Inquiry (AOI). The primary purpose of the AOI is to offer a window or lens to shape your musical roles as researchers,...
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Application
This page provides you with an important application task now that you have delved into each of the musical roles of the course - as researchers, creators, and performers - in more detail. These roles...
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Musician as a Performer
The third and final role of the musician in the IB Music DP program is that of the PERFORMER. Remember, ultimately all three roles must be addressed and will be evenly assessed in the course. The musician...
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Musician as a Researcher
Remember once again, the roles are linked to one another. Let's consider the intent of the developing musician holistically through the lens of the three standard-level components: exploring, experimenting,...
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Musical Roles
Throughout all the components, one will find references to Musical Roles. There are three roles explicitly linked and applied to all aspects of the course. These roles include researcher, performer, and...
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Musical Contexts
Throughout the music DP course, students will need to listen and investigate music from various perspectives. Students need to connect the familiar with the unfamiliar. On this page, we hope to provide...
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Getting Ahead with Creating
This page has been devised for students who are relatively inexperienced with composition with the simple task of creating a countermelody to an existing work. For the purposes of this activity, the sample...
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Getting Ahead with Presenting
This page offers you an additional instalment of some essential theoretical skills that might be worth acquiring before the start of the course. In addition to the other pages that have involved some...
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Getting Ahead with Exploring
This page continues to offer you some essential theoretical skills that might be worth acquiring before the start of the course. In addition to the work on research, here are some relatively simple activities...
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Identifying Skills Needed
This page is primarily aimed at those individuals who are relatively new to IBDP music but may be beneficial for more experienced educators as well. It offers insight into which skills are required for...