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IB Music

IB Music Video -- brief description of the course as well as the difference between SL (standard level) and HL (higher level).
(The teacher in the video is not a CASHS teacher but gives a good summary of the course.)

IB Music is a rigorous elective designed to be of value to all students who are genuinely interested in music. 
It is a weighted course (1.2)

Who should take IB Music?

  • IB students with a genuine interest in music. IB Music fulfills the Group 6 requirement.
  • Juniors & Seniors who are planning to study music after high school - IB Music provides valuable music major preparation
  • Choral or Instrumental students who are interested in expanding their music knowledge and performance

What will be studied?

  • IB Music students will explore, experiment with, and present music from several contexts: personal, local and global
  • 4 areas of inquiry: music for sociocultural and political expression; music for listening and performance; music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment (such as film and theater); music technology

What will IB Music students do?

  • Research, create and perform music of diverse styles

 

SCHEDULING INFO

Please note at CASHS, IB Music SL is two semesters (junior year if you're in the full IB program; either junior or senior if you are not). If you select HL, you will need to schedule IB Music for your senior year as well. If you have any other questions, please contact me. 

 

Familiarize yourself with the attached information prior to the start of the school year.

Useful websites

 

Program Notes on Haydn's Symphony No 94

Musical Links Investigation info (scroll down for scoring rubric, examples, moderator comments ...)

World Music Archive

Smithsonian Folkways (world music resource)

Folk Cloud (complete archive of folk music for all countries)

 

Compose a time period melody

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

 

 

Click here for assignment information

Musical Links Investigation

World Music Presentations