Course+Outline

IB Diploma Music INTRODUCTION //(2 weeks)// || * Welcome and Introductions IB Diploma Music COMPOSITION
 * || Victoria Shanghai AcademyIB Diploma Music – Course Outline 2011 – 2013 ||  ||   ||
 * Unit Plan || Course Content || How and what you will learn in class || Assessment Due Dates ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Unit 1
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduce the IB Diploma Music Guide
 * Academic Honesty
 * Plagarism
 * Turn It In
 * Assessment Criteria
 * Weightings of Internal and External Exams
 * Performance Assessment
 * Composition Assessment
 * Musical Investigation
 * External Examination
 * Introductions
 * Powerpoint of the IB Diploma Music
 * Overview of the whole 2 year course
 * Musical Investigation – Introduction
 * Composition Portfolio
 * HL requirements
 * SL requirements
 * Performance Portfolio
 * HL requirements
 * SL requirements
 * External Examination
 * HL requirements (Format)
 * SL requirements (Format) ||  ||   ||
 * Unit 2

//(8 weeks)// || * Composition Technology 1st rough draft due – Must be more than 2 minutes
 * Assessment Criteria
 * Task 1 – Using a Bass line
 * Study Pachelbel’s Canon, Ground Bass – How did composers in the Baroque period use this technique?
 * Sibelius/Muse/
 * What are the functionalities of this program?
 * Reflective statements and process journal
 * Show examples of different pieces which use Ground Bass.
 * Start writing out an overview of a piece using harmonic structures.
 * Discuss elements of music using || DR C SMITH to deepen understanding of music
 * Manipulation of music ideas, dynamics, tempi, notation etc
 * The purpose of the process journal to write reflective statements. Why it is needed and how it will impact on writing our reflective statements || January 2012

May 2012 – 2nd draft composition due

Dec 2012 – 3rd draft composition due

__Composition Portfolio complete in February 2013__ || IB Diploma Music MUSICAL INVESTIGATION //(16 weeks)// || * Musical Investigation Discussion only
 * Unit 3
 * Assessment Criteria
 * Task 1 Explain Musical Cultures and Links
 * Discuss deadlines and check points to ensure that work is being done throughout the year.
 * Outline the duties of the supervising teacher.
 * Go over referencing and in-text referencing
 * Go over academic honesty, plagiarism and collusion
 * Give pre-task showing some examples of different musical cultures. Students should be able to see what is a good MI link investigation
 * Explain various kinds of formats available for submission.
 * Students come up with a PPT presentation with their 2 musical links
 * First Draft (750 words) due in May 2012 with 7 references and musical scores and recordings of musical works
 * Full draft (1500 words) due in Dec 2012 ||  || Start in November.

Projects need to be nominated to teacher and then presented to class. MI, once approved, will start in December || IB Diploma Music SOLO PERFORMANCE //(16 weeks)// || * What is performance?
 * Unit 4
 * Assessment Criteria ABCD
 * Task 1
 * Outline expectations.
 * Discuss program lengths (HL/SL) and variety of repertoire
 * Set dates for Performance recitals throughout the 2 year course – there should be 5 recitals in total
 * Using backing tracks. Pros and Cons
 * How to introduce each item of performance.
 * Preparation for performance
 * How do we plan our repertoire over the two year program
 * Student self-evaluate and assess
 * Students workshop each performance
 * Taking ownership of performance recordings. Saving and editing performances ||  || Start immediately –

__First__ recital is December

__Second__ recital is March

__Third__ recital is June

__Fourth__ recital is October

__Fifth__ recital is December

__Feb 2013 Portfolios complete__ || IB Diploma Music Set Works (2) Analysis //(16 weeks)// || * Mozart Symphony No 40 2nd Movement analysis complete Nov 3rd Movement analysis complete Jan 4th Movement analysis complete March || IB Diploma Music Set Works (2) Analysis //(16 weeks)// || * El Salon Mexico - Copland IB Diploma Music Study for External Exams Listening Exercises //(16 weeks)// || * Understand the 7 periods of Western Music DR C SMITH
 * Unit 5
 * Study all 4 Movements
 * Task 1
 * Understand musical features of Classical Music
 * Research contextual attributes of the period
 * How structure plays an important role in all classical music
 * What is a symphony?
 * Instrumentation/Orchestration of the Classical period compared with Baroque and Romantic Periods
 * Score Reading
 * Thematic Development
 * Contrasting Themes A and B
 * Understanding Binary, Ternary Form, Rondo Form and Sonata Form ||  || Start immediately 1st Movement analysis complete October
 * Unit 6
 * Study entire work
 * Task 1
 * Understand musical features of Modern Music
 * Research contextual attributes of the period
 * Discuss Copland’s influence on 20th century music and how and where his influence came from
 * Discuss the elements of music which Copland uses to give it a Mexican ‘feel’
 * Instrumentation/Orchestration of the 20th century period compared with Baroque, Classical and Romantic Periods
 * Score Reading
 * Discuss the following major concepts
 * Thematic Development
 * Rhythmic Development
 * Textural Development ||  || Start April/May 2012 ||
 * Unit 7
 * Medieval Music
 * Renaissance Music
 * Baroque
 * Classical
 * Romantic
 * 20th Century
 * World Music
 * Describe the elements of music
 * Understand Context
 * Understand Structure || * Practice exams
 * Mock exams
 * Listen and attempt past IB Music examination tests
 * History of Music resources
 * Assessment Criteria
 * Musical Features
 * Structural Features
 * Contextual Features || Start April/May 2012 ||  ||