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)
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