What will I study and learn? The Music strand for the IB Diploma allows you to study a broad range of musical styles from a variety of musical cultures around the world. This will focus around four main areas of musical enquiry: Stage Music (music for listening and performance); Songs of War, Protest, and Celebration (music of sociocultural and political expression); Music in Entertainment (film, dance, media, advertising); and Music Technology (20th-century modern techniques and dance music). It is an academically rigorous course through which you will hone your composition skills through a series of miniatures (achieved through music technology, traditional notation, and improvisation). Much of the course is personalised entirely around your musical interests and skills, building from a personal, local and global knowledge of music, with varying degrees of familiarity. You will develop your performing skills and ability to communicate through musical expression, as well as developing independent research skills through an investigation into musical styles of your own choosing.
Students normally have a grade 7 in Music GCSE or equivalent. For A level Music and IB, an audition or performing exam certificates may be required to ascertain suitability for the course if this is not the case. You will need to be an advanced performer on an instrument, voice or via music technology.
How will I be assessed? Exploring Music in Context (SL 30%, HL 20%) Looking at music which is: Personal: known to you Local: unfamiliar to you Global: unfamiliar to you. You will submit samples of written work and practical exercises (including creating and performing), along with supporting audio material. The audio material is not assessed. Experimenting with Music (SL 30%, HL 20%) You will experiment with music from two of the following styles: • Music for sociocultural and political expression • Music for listening and performance • Music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment • Music technology in the electronic and digital age. You will be required to submit an experimentation report with evidence of your musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/or global context. Presenting Music (SL 40%, HL 30%): You will experiment with music from all four of the above areas of enquiry and submit a collection of works demonstrating your engagement with diverse musical material. Your submission will contain evidence of you presenting as a researcher, as a creator, and as a performer. Contemporary Music Maker (HL only, 30%) In this assessment component, you will prepare a multimedia presentation evidencing the effective planning and development of a real-life music project (based on the practices of a 21st-century professional in the music industry).
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bristol, City of |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,385 |
| Address | University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR |
What will I study and learn? The Music strand for the IB Diploma allows you to study a broad range of musical styles from a variety of musical cultures around the world. This will focus around four main areas of musical enquiry: Stage Music (music for listening and performance); Songs of War, Protest, and Celebration (music of sociocultural and political expression); Music in Entertainment (film, dance, media, advertising); and Music Technology (20th-century modern techniques and dance music). It is an academically rigorous course through which you will hone your composition skills through a series of miniatures (achieved through music technology, traditional notation, and improvisation). Much of the course is personalised entirely around your musical interests and skills, building from a personal, local and global knowledge of music, with varying degrees of familiarity. You will develop your performing skills and ability to communicate through musical expression, as well as developing independent research skills through an investigation into musical styles of your own choosing.
Students normally have a grade 7 in Music GCSE or equivalent. For A level Music and IB, an audition or performing exam certificates may be required to ascertain suitability for the course if this is not the case. You will need to be an advanced performer on an instrument, voice or via music technology.
How will I be assessed? Exploring Music in Context (SL 30%, HL 20%) Looking at music which is: Personal: known to you Local: unfamiliar to you Global: unfamiliar to you. You will submit samples of written work and practical exercises (including creating and performing), along with supporting audio material. The audio material is not assessed. Experimenting with Music (SL 30%, HL 20%) You will experiment with music from two of the following styles: • Music for sociocultural and political expression • Music for listening and performance • Music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment • Music technology in the electronic and digital age. You will be required to submit an experimentation report with evidence of your musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/or global context. Presenting Music (SL 40%, HL 30%): You will experiment with music from all four of the above areas of enquiry and submit a collection of works demonstrating your engagement with diverse musical material. Your submission will contain evidence of you presenting as a researcher, as a creator, and as a performer. Contemporary Music Maker (HL only, 30%) In this assessment component, you will prepare a multimedia presentation evidencing the effective planning and development of a real-life music project (based on the practices of a 21st-century professional in the music industry).