Assessment

Standard Level

Internal Assessment

Experimenting with music (30%)

Students submit an experimentation report with evidence of their musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/or global context. The report provides a rationale and commentary for each process. Students submit:

a. a written experimentation report that supports the experimentation (maximum 1,500 words)

b. practical musical evidence of the experimentation process

three related excerpts of creating (total maximum 5 minutes)

three related excerpts of performing (total maximum 5 minutes)

Criteria

A: Rationale and commentary for musical experiments in creating (6 marks) B: Practical musical experiments in creating (8 marks) C: Rationale and commentary for musical experiments in performing (6 marks) D: Practical musical experiments in performing (8 marks)

External Assessment

Exploring music in context (30%)

Students select samples of their work for a portfolio submission (maximum 2,400 words). Student submit:

a. written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material b. practical exercises:

creating: one creating exercise (score maximum 32 bars and/or audio 1 minute as appropriate to style)

performing: one performed adaptation of music from a local or global context for the student’s own instrument (maximum 2 minutes)

c. supporting audio material (not assessed).

Criteria

A: Selection of evidence (6 marks) B1: Conducting musical research (9 marks) B2: Implications (3 marks) C1: Understanding creating conventions (3 marks) C2: Understanding performing practices (3 marks)

Presenting music (40%)

Students submit a collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from four areas of inquiry. The submission contains:

Presenting as a researcher - programme notes (maximum 600 words)

Presenting as a creator - composition and/or improvisation (maximum 6 minutes)

Presenting as a performer

- solo and/or ensemble (maximum 12 minutes)

- excerpts, where applicable (maximum 2 minutes)

Criteria

A: Programme notes (6 marks) B: Musicality and technical proficiency of created works (12 marks) C: Musicality and technical proficiency of performed works (12 marks) D: Musical communication (8 marks)

Higher Level

Internal Assessment

Experimenting with music (20%)

Students submit an experimentation report with evidence of their musical processes in creating and performing in two areas of inquiry in a local and/or global context. The report provides a rationale and commentary for each process. Students submit:

• a. a written experimentation report that supports the experimentation (maximum 1,500 words)

• b. practical musical evidence of the experimentation process

• three related excerpts of creating (total maximum 5 minutes)

• three related excerpts of performing (total maximum 5 minutes)

Criteria

A: Rationale and commentary for musical experiments in creating (6 marks) B: Practical musical experiments in creating (8 marks) C: Rationale and commentary for musical experiments in performing (6 marks) D: Practical musical experiments in performing (8 marks)

The contemporary music-maker (HL only) (30%) Students submit a continuous multimedia presentation documenting their real-life project. Students submit multimedia presentation (maximum 15 minutes), evidencing:

• the project proposal

• the process and evaluation

• the realized project, or curated selections of it.

Criteria

A: Selection of evidence (8 marks) B: Discussion of the process (12 marks) C: Technical and musical proficiency in the identified role (8 marks) D: Organization and presentation (4 marks)

External Assessment

Exploring music in context (20%)

Students select samples of their work for a portfolio submission (maximum 2,400 words). Student submit:

• a. written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material

• b. practical exercises:

  • creating: one creating exercise (score maximum 32 bars and/or audio 1 minute as appropriate to style)

  • performing: one performed adaptation of music from a local or global context for the student’s own instrument (maximum 2 minutes)

• c. supporting audio material (not assessed).

Criteria

A: Selection of evidence (6 marks) B1: Conducting musical research (9 marks) B2: Implications (3 marks) C1: Understanding creating conventions (3 marks) C2: Understanding performing practices (3 marks)

Presenting music (30%)

Students submit a collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from four areas of inquiry. The submission contains:

• Presenting as a researcher

• programme notes (maximum 600 words)

• Presenting as a creator

• composition and/or improvisation (maximum 6 minutes)

• Presenting as a performer

• solo and/or ensemble (maximum 12 minutes)

• excerpts, where applicable (maximum 2 minutes)

Criteria

A: Programme notes (6 marks) B: Musicality and technical proficiency of created works (12 marks) C: Musicality and technical proficiency of performed works (12 marks) D: Musical communication (8 marks)