The course is for students who... - are interested in both the practical and theoretical aspects of music-making - respond to a creative approach to composition and performance - value collaboration - wish to experience a DP arts course - plan to study music in university or college. Areas of inquiry: Music for sociocultural and political expression • Music for listening and performance, Music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment • Music technology in the digital age. Units: Exploring music in context Students will learn how to engage with a diverse range of music that will broaden their musical horizons and provide inspiration to expand their music-making. They will demonstrate diversity and breadth in their exploration by engaging with music from the areas of inquiry in personal, local and global contexts. Experimenting with music Students connect theoretical studies to practical work and gain a deeper understanding of the music they engage with. Through this theoretical and practical work as researchers, creators and performers, they will learn to experiment with a range of musical materials and stimuli from the areas of inquiry across local and global contexts. Presenting music Students learn to practise and prepare finished pieces that will be performed or presented to an audience. In working towards completed musical works, they expand their musical identity, demonstrate their level of musicianship, and learn to share and communicate their music as researchers, creators and performers. The contemporary music maker Music at a higher level (HL) builds on the learning of musical competencies and challenges students to engage with the musical processes in settings of contemporary music-making. For the HL component, students plan and collaboratively create a project that draws on the competencies, skills and processes in all of the musical roles of the music course and is inspired by real-life practices of music-making.