Assessment

How will I be graded?

Great question! I’m so glad you asked! There are 3 different components to your assessment: Explore (30%), Experiment (30%), and Present (40%). Each unit will cover a different topic which will have a number of different assessment tasks - sometimes exploring, sometimes experimenting, and sometimes presenting. At the end of the course, you will select your best work to submit to the IB.

Explore(探求領域):

You will explore music from 2 Areas of Inquiry. Externally assessed.

• Write about personal, local and global music (2400 words)

• Create an exploration of 32 bars or a 1-minute excerpt

• dapt music and perform on your instrument (2 minutes)

Experiment(実験領域):

Experiment with music from 2 different Areas of Inquiry. Internally assessed.

• Write a detailed experiment report (1500 words)

• Create 3 experimental compositions (5 minutes)

• Perform 3 experimental performances (5 minutes)

Present(発表領域):

You will present music from all 4 Areas of Inquiry. Externally assessed.

• Researching and writing a summary of program notes (600 words)

• Creating an original composition or improvisation (6 minutes)

• Performing as a soloist or as part of a group (12 minutes)