San Clemente Instrumental Music & Pageantry Program

   
      I. B. Music Appreciation
 

 

 

 
 

 

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