Essentials for Teachers
Revised Course - First Assessment 2030
The current curriculum will be replaced for first teaching in 2028/29 according to the latest Diploma Programme Updates document issued in September 2026 (available on MyIB). The precise details are sketchy...
Review/Revision
Experimenting as a Creator
The page is the result of an examination of the recent May 2024 Subject Report in which largely the same issues as previous reports (notably May 2023) are occurring with the Experimenting with Music component....
Activities
Ideas for the Percussionist II
This page furthers the ongoing discussion regarding the challenges faced by percussionists, particularly drummers, in the "Experimenting as a Performer" component. In this second instalment, the information...
Assessment
Experimenting - Sample 1 (Grade 4) May 2025
Here is a creating sample using multiple AoIs. The student is experimenting with string quartets, folk music, and the ukulele. The overall marks for this experiment would likely fall in the 4 range....
Activities
Activity 3 Performed Adaptation
There is only a brief paragraph in the Music Guide (first assessment 2022, p.11) that addresses this issue, but nonetheless, with the great diversity that you need to include in your courses, this may...
Teaching Strategies and Lesson Ideas
Exploring Music in Context - Teaching Strategy II
This is one of the four syllabus areas of the curriculum. Exploring Music in Context is concerned with one of the processes of studying and investigating music. It involves aural, kinaesthetic, and scholarly...
Assessment
Presenting - Sample 1 (Grade 7)
This portfolio consists of two pieces for Presenting as a Creator, the first of which utilises electronic instrumentation and digital automation to replicate a futuristic atmosphere (AOI4), and the other,...
Activities
Exploring the Activities
The IBDP InThinking site believes that a range of student activities is what is necessary for you to succeed. Here, there is a plethora of student activities for you to attempt. Some of these may be rather...
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Baby Steps Free
It is quite common for you to be confused as you start the study of the IB DP program. Feeling a bit anxious is normal and, believe it or not, a bit of this can be healthy. You will probably start the...
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Highlighting and Annotations Free
We would like to inform you that a new feature has been added to the site. The feature enables users to highlight sections and/or add notes to materials to any of the pages. This feature can be particularly...