{"id":3461,"date":"2026-04-12T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/music\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:08:47","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/ibdp-subjects\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Course Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

COURSE STRUCTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SL and HL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year 7 and 8 Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The IB Diploma Programme music courses seek to develop students\u2019 knowledge and potential as musicians, both personally and collaboratively. As researchers, creators, and performers, IB Diploma Programme music students are required to explore, experiment with and present diverse musical material from different parts of the world, cultures, and time periods. They also develop aural perception and understanding of music by learning about musical elements, including form and structure, notations, musical terminology, and context. Through the course of study, students become aware of how musicians work and communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coursework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Group 6:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>Music Standard Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td>Music Higher Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Components<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Core<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n
    \n
  • Exploring music in context<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Experimenting with music<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Presenting Music<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
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    \n
  • Exploring music in context<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Experimenting with music<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Presenting Music<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The contemporary music-maker<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Assessment<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Group 6:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>Music Standard Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td>Music Higher Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Type of Assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>Format of assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>Weighting of final grade (%)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td> Format of assessment<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>Weighting of final grade (%)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    External<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td>70<\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td>50<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Exploring Music in Context<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>A portfolio submission of 2,400 words or less containing:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • Written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material<\/span><\/li>\n
    • One creating exercise (32 bars or 1 minute)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • One performed adaptation (maximum 2 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Supporting audio material<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		30<\/span><\/td>A portfolio submission of 2,400 words or less containing:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • Written work demonstrating engagement with, and understanding of, diverse musical material<\/span><\/li>\n
    • One creating exercise (32 bars or 1 minute)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • One performed adaptation (maximum 2 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Supporting audio material<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		20<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Presenting Music<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>A collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from 4 areas of inquiry. The submission contains:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • Programme notes (maximum 600 words)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Creating works (maximum 6 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Performances (maximum 12 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		40<\/span><\/td>A collection of works demonstrating engagement with diverse musical material from 4 areas of inquiry. The submission contains:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • Programme notes (maximum 600 words)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Creating works (maximum 6 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Performances (maximum 12 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		30<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Internal<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td>30<\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td>50<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Experimenting with Music<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>An experimentation report with creating and performing evidence in 2 areas of inquiry in a local\/global context. Submission includes:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • A written report (maximum 1, 500 words)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 related excerpts of creating (total maximum 5 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 related excerpts of performing (total maximum 5 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		30 <\/span><\/td>An experimentation report with creating and performing evidence in 2 areas of inquiry in a local\/global context. Submission includes:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • A written report (maximum 1, 500 words)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 related excerpts of creating (total maximum 5 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 related excerpts of performing (total maximum 5 minutes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
    		20<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    The Contemporary Music Maker (HL only)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td> N\/A<\/span><\/td> <\/span><\/td> A continuous multi-media presentation documenting a real-life project (maximum 15 minutes).<\/span><\/td>30<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Course Description COURSE STRUCTURE SL and HL Prerequisites: Year 7 and 8 Music Exclusions: Nil The IB Diploma Programme music courses seek to develop students\u2019 knowledge and potential as musicians, both personally and collaboratively. As researchers, creators, and performers, IB Diploma Programme music students are required to explore, experiment with and present diverse musical material […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":3403,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3461\/revisions\/3856"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}