Students studying music for their IB diploma will be able to develop their musical skills and understanding in a vibrant, advanced and well-resourced music department. We have a diverse range of equipment so students can engage with a wide range of musical genres/styles through performance, composition and analysis. It will offer excellent preparation for students who wish to study the subject further after Parkside Sixth, as well as being enjoyable and informative for students who want to ensure that they keep a creative subject as part of their overall IB profile.
Students will cover:
- Presentation (SL/HL): When presenting music, students learn to practice and prepare finished pieces that will be performed or presented to an audience. In working towards completed musical works, students expand their musical identity, demonstrate their level of musicianship, and learn to share and communicate their music as researchers, creators and performers.
- Experimentation (SL/HL): When 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, students will learn to experiment with a range of musical material and stimuli from the areas of inquiry across local and global contexts.
- Exploration (SL/HL): When exploring music in context, students will learn how to engage with a diverse range of music that will broaden their musical horizons and provide stimuli to expand their own music-making. Students will demonstrate diversity and breadth in their exploration by engaging with music from in personal, local and global contexts.
- The contemporary music maker (HL only): Music at 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 course and is inspired by real-life practices of music-making.
Throughout the course, students will keep a journal alongside their work as an organizational tool. This will allow the teacher to track all progress and provide feedback along the way. In each section of the course, students will be encouraged to research the following areas:
- 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
Each of these areas will be explored within a personal context, a local context and a global context.
Entry Requirements
Standard Level - GCSE Music at Grade 4 and above
Higher Level - GCSE Music at Grade 6 and above
For further information
Please contact Fran Reid: fran.reid@parksidecc.org.uk
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