Getting Started
Introducing the Journal
These could be useful resources for introducing the music journal to your class. They are short, direct, and to the point. They are videos that you might wish to adopt when attempting to illustrate the...
Assessment
Presenting - Sample 5 (Grade 5)
This page offers a complete portfolio for Presenting Music. It consists of 5 minutes of Presenting as a Creator that encapsulates two pieces: an electronic piece inspired by hip-hop sampling techniques...
Assessment
Understanding Assessment
This chapter explores the principles and practices of assessment in the IBDP Music course. It offers practical activities and reflective prompts designed to help you understand assessment criteria, achievement...
Assessment
Presenting - Sample 2 (Grade 7)
This portfolio consists of two pieces for Presenting as a Creator, the first of which has, in part, been inspired by the Japanese anime series on Frieren (AOI3) and the other utilising a vocal synthesiser...
Assessment
Presenting - Sample 1 (Grade 7)
This page offers a complete student portfolio for Presenting Music. It consists of Presenting as a Creator that encapsulates a digitally produced piece in the style of jungle (sub-genre of EDM, AOI4)...
Getting Started
Welcome Free
The course is not only intended to challenge the "high rollers", those students who want to continue a post-secondary education in music with the potential for a music career. Further, we hope you find...
Blog
Importance of Assessment Talk Free
How do we move students from being mere passive recipients of grades to becoming active, empowered participants in the assessment process? This question at the heart of a recent post by Tania Lattanzio,...
Teaching Strategies and Lesson Ideas
The Spiritual
The spiritual was embedded in the religious ceremonies of the enslaved. It was particularly predominant in the 19th century, in the time leading up to and immediately after the American Civil War (1861-1865)....
Teaching Strategies and Lesson Ideas
The Blues
There is perhaps no other form of folk music that identifies more with today's Western culture than the blues, from the late 19th through the 20th Century. Authentic folk music cannot be defined nor dictated...
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Finding Your Way
Welcome to InThinking's DP Music site. We hope that you will find the materials helpful as you navigate the course. There is a wealth of resources for you to explore, including Pre-IB activities, information...