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Six Months Since Launch - August 2024 Free
Sumer is icumen to its end! For all of the May assessment schools, the time to have a break, re-charge the batteries and reflect on the year is slowly coming to its end. Here in Vietnam, the summer season...
Essentials for Teachers
Prior Learning - Novice to Accomplished
On page 11 of the Music Guide (first assessment 2022), it states that 'no formal prior training in music' is required for students to take the course. Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Some schools...
Activities
Non-Western Genres
Here is a unit idea that might help to inspire and motivate student approaches to non-Western genres using music technology. Four sample genres are presented, but students may feel encouraged to explore...
DP essentials
Student Samples (Final Assessment 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). Photo...
Activities
Understanding Copyright Free
This unit could be offered at the start of Presenting as a Creator. The Guide is explicit in stating (p.34) that students will need to prepare original works (compositions OR improvisations), but may...
Activities
Performed Adaptation
One of the courses required for the component of Exploring Music in Context is Exploring as a Performer and within that course one of the examples that needs to be submitted for assessment is the Performed...
Activities
As a Performer - Mendelssohn
One of the courses required for the component of Exploring Music in Context is Exploring as a Performer. Here, students are required to engage with music in practical ways from both local and global contexts....
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Activities
Lesson 3 - Webern
Here will move into the closing portion of the "exposition" section of the first movement of Webern's Symphony (1st and 2nd time bars). The activities involve 1) re-visiting the matrix to further understand...
Activities
Lesson 1 - Rossini
Many educators, see this component largely as an opportunity for students to delve into a diverse range of music with the express intent to produce works that satisfy the Exploring Music as a Creator...
Assessment in Practice
Final Preparations for Submission
Preparing for the submission of student work can be a stressful and time-consuming task. It is important to be well prepared and have all the necessary information at your fingertips, including an all-important...