Assessment
Experimenting - Sample 4 (Grade 6) May 2025
The creating sample represents another approach to the use of AoI 4 and also represents a student's initial attempt to familiarize themself with music technology. In the presenting experiment, the student...
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Responsible Use of AI: A Guide Free
In navigating the integration of A.I. within the IB framework, our focus remains on fostering authentic student learning while upholding academic integrity. By introducing low-stakes practice and facilitating...
Assessment
Experimenting - Sample 3 (Grade 6) May 2025
The creating sample in this sample uses AoI 4 and represents a student's initial attempt to familiarize themself with the use of synths in music technology. In the presenting experiment, the student uses...
Assessment
Experimenting - Sample 2 (Grade 3) May 2025
This student sample experiments with the development of the tango using AoI 3. In the presenting experiment, the student uses AoI 2 and experiments with transpositions of the flute. The overall marks...
Assessment in Practice
4. Presenting Sample - May 2025
This portfolio is the fourth in the "On Your Marks: Predicting Student Works" series, designed for teachers to apply the Music Guide assessment criteria to actual student submissions from recent sessions....
Assessment
Exploring - Sample 1 (Grade 6)
Here is an example of a student who has submitted the Exploring Music in Context portfolio covering Areas of Inquiry I and II (with the Experimenting with Music portfolio, collectively all four areas...
DP essentials
TOK and Music - Student Activities I
These resources explore how musical knowledge is formed, interpreted, and transformed. Students will investigate how evidence, perspective, and context shape musical understanding. Both activities connect...
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Australia Cuts Social Media for Young Teens Free
In an unprecedented move, Australia has implemented a landmark law prohibiting individuals under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms. This legislative action, one of the most comprehensive...
Review/Revision
Additional Guidance - DP Music
In August 2024, the IB published supplementary guidance to clarify the assessment requirements for the four components of the DP Music course. This document provides detailed recommendations and reminders...
Assessment
Exploring Samples - May 2023
On these pages, you will find a series of student samples from the May 2023 assessment period. This was the second year of assessment for the DP Music Subject Guide adopted in 2020 with the first exams...