San Clemente Instrumental Music & Pageantry Program

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS - Standard and Higher Levels
IB Music students must complete specific requirements for an IB Music Certificate, leading to their IB Diploma upon graduation.

IB MUSIC APPRECIATION - Standard level

Students are required to submit the following work to be considered for a Standard Level IB Music Certificate.  All certificate work is applied to the overall IB Diploma requirements.

• Listening Paper (the IB Exam) - There are 5 musical extracts and 5 compulsory questions graded on your musical perception and your analysis or the prescribed work (one question) and four other pieces.  This test is usually 2.5 hours long.

• Music Investigation (Media Format) - 1200-1500 word investigation of the relationships between two musical cultures (genres)

• Group Performance Recording

IB MUSIC APPRECIATION - Higher Level

Students are required to submit the following work to be considered for a Higher Level IB Music Certificate. All certificate work is applied to the overall IB Diploma requirements.

• Listening Paper (the IB Exam) - There are 5 musical extracts and 5 compulsory questions graded on your musical perception and your analysis or the prescribed work (one question) and four other pieces.  This test is usually 2.5 hours long.

• Music Investigation (Media Format) - 1200-1500 word investigation of the relationships between two musical cultures (genres)

• Solo Performance Recording - Presentation of one or more solo recital pieces not exceeding 20 minutes.

• Composition - three contrasting compositions (5-15 minutes total performance time) accompanied by a written statement detailing the compositional process.

IB MUSIC RELATED PAGES

IB Music Appreciation

Level Requirements

Course Calendar

Assignments

Musical Investigation

Musical Investigations Online

Finale Notepad Download

CONTACTS:

Director of Instrumental Music & Pageantry Program: Pete Jackson

Director of Instrumental Music & Pageantry Program: Richard Perez