Assessment
CMM - Sample 1 (Grade 6)
This student work should be viewed in conjunction with the Music Guide with particular reference to pages 64-70, which deals with the assessment of this component, only for higher-level students. Several...
Activities
Lesson 1 - TV Theme Music
This student activity provides a structured pathway for evaluating the accuracy of musical analysis through contextual research. The objective is to critically compare these findings against their initial...
Activities
As a Creator - Original Composition
This resource represents Part I of a student's journey for the Presenting as a Creator submission. In this particular case, the creation focuses on an original rap piece. Collectively, both pages detail...
Assessment
Experimenting Samples - Nov 2025
On these pages, you will find a series of student samples from the Nov 2025 assessment period. This was the fourth year of assessment for the DP Music Subject Guide, adopted in 2020 with the first assessment...
Assessment
Experimenting - Sample 5 (Grade 7) May 2025
AoI 4 remains a popular choice for students in the creating part of this component. Rightfully so, as this offers students with little background in music tech to delve into this area. Here, the student...
Blog
Curbing Hospital Noise Free
The beeping monitors, harsh lighting, and constant disruptions of my prolonged hospital stay vividly reminded me of a lesson I once taught. In it, students were challenged to conceptualise and compose...
Assessment
CMM Samples - Nov 2025
On these pages, you will find a series of student samples from the Nov 2025 assessment period. This was the third year of submissions (this component was first assessed in May 2023) and the sixth round...
Blog
A.I. Can Revolutionise Learning Free
Music journalism has evolved from static reviews into interactive, AI-driven experiences. Features like The Washington Post's deconstruction of "Take On Me" allow readers to isolate tracks and explore...
DP essentials
TOK and Music - Student Activities II
This unit investigates the construction of musical knowledge through the lens of Tuvan Khöömei. By examining the interplay between evidence, perspective, and context, students explore how cultural frameworks...
DP essentials
The Extended Essay - ENDING Nov 2026
The Extended Essay (EE) is a compulsory component for every Diploma-level student, as it forms part of the CORE, along with Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) and Theory of Knowledge(TOK). In addition...