The skills learnt in Music are extremely wide-ranging. They include the expected skills such as performance, composition and listening, but the course also provides pupils the opportunity to develop analytical and writing skills, research skills, teamwork and time management skills. As part of the Diploma Programme Music Course, pupils study music from familiar and unfamiliar musical worlds and they will be encouraged to explore the similarities and differences that link music from within our culture to that of others across time. By the end of the course, pupils would have engaged with a diverse range of music that will broaden their musical horizons and provide stimuli to expand their own music-making. They will gain knowledge and perception of music from different times, places and cultures and be able to use appropriate musical terminology to describe their understanding of music. In addition to this, they will have strong performance skills through practical music making as well as develop creative skills through composition.
All candidates are expected to achieve a minimum of 32 points across their best six subjects at GCSE (or equivalent), plus a grade 6 in subjects they wish to study at A Level or Higher Level in the IB Diploma.
Exploring music in context – External Assessment 30% at SL • 20% at HL • Students select samples of their work for a portfolio submission. Students submit: A. written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material. B. practical exercises in creating and performing. Experimenting with music – Internal Assessment 30% at SL • 20% at HL • Students submit an experimentation report with evidence of their musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/ or global context. The report provides a rationale and commentary for each process. Students submit: A. a written experimentation report that supports the experimentation. B. practical musical evidence of the experimentation process in creating and performing. Presenting music – External Assessment 40% at SL • 30% at HL • Students submit a collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from four areas of inquiry. The submission contains: A. Programme notes B. Presenting as a creator: composition and/or improvisation C. Presenting as a performer: solo and/or ensemble The contemporary music-maker HL only – 30% Students submit a continuous multimedia presentation documenting their real-life project which evidences: A. the project proposal B. the process and evaluation C. the realised project, or curated selections of it
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Essex |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £28,815; Boarding £35,310 - £44,100 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Stebbing Road, Felsted, CM6 3LL |
The skills learnt in Music are extremely wide-ranging. They include the expected skills such as performance, composition and listening, but the course also provides pupils the opportunity to develop analytical and writing skills, research skills, teamwork and time management skills. As part of the Diploma Programme Music Course, pupils study music from familiar and unfamiliar musical worlds and they will be encouraged to explore the similarities and differences that link music from within our culture to that of others across time. By the end of the course, pupils would have engaged with a diverse range of music that will broaden their musical horizons and provide stimuli to expand their own music-making. They will gain knowledge and perception of music from different times, places and cultures and be able to use appropriate musical terminology to describe their understanding of music. In addition to this, they will have strong performance skills through practical music making as well as develop creative skills through composition.
All candidates are expected to achieve a minimum of 32 points across their best six subjects at GCSE (or equivalent), plus a grade 6 in subjects they wish to study at A Level or Higher Level in the IB Diploma.
Exploring music in context – External Assessment 30% at SL • 20% at HL • Students select samples of their work for a portfolio submission. Students submit: A. written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material. B. practical exercises in creating and performing. Experimenting with music – Internal Assessment 30% at SL • 20% at HL • Students submit an experimentation report with evidence of their musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/ or global context. The report provides a rationale and commentary for each process. Students submit: A. a written experimentation report that supports the experimentation. B. practical musical evidence of the experimentation process in creating and performing. Presenting music – External Assessment 40% at SL • 30% at HL • Students submit a collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from four areas of inquiry. The submission contains: A. Programme notes B. Presenting as a creator: composition and/or improvisation C. Presenting as a performer: solo and/or ensemble The contemporary music-maker HL only – 30% Students submit a continuous multimedia presentation documenting their real-life project which evidences: A. the project proposal B. the process and evaluation C. the realised project, or curated selections of it