From Ibstudy

IB Music is one of the Group 6 subjects for the IB Diploma.

Contents 1 Requirements 1.1 All Levels 1.2 Higher Level 1.3 Standard Level 2 Periods of Western Art Music 3 Forms of Western Art Music 3.1 Orchestral music 3.2 Chamber music 3.3 Piano music 3.4 Choral music 3.5 Opera and musical drama 4 Other Western Music 4.1 Jazz 4.2 Non-Western Music

Requirements

All Levels

• 2000-word musical investigation
• One listening paper (IB Exam)

Higher Level

• 20 minutes of solo performance on primary instrument or voice
• Portfolio of 3 original compositions

Standard Level

Choice between:

• Group performance
• Solo performance
• Composition portfolio

Periods of Western Art Music

• Middle Ages(300-1400)

• Renaissance (1400-1600)

• Baroque (1600-1750)

• Classical (1720-1820)

• Romantic (1800-1900)

• Modern (1900-present day)

Forms of Western Art Music

Orchestral music

Chamber music

Piano music

Choral music

Opera and musical drama

Other Western Music

Jazz

• Popular Music

Non-Western Music

• European Folk Music

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Middle East

• Central Asia

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Oceania/Polynesia

• Indigenous Music of the Americas