The arts
IB Music SL and HL
20 lessons at SL. 23 at HL, with every HL-only topic. Five-minute lessons and practice questions on every assessment task.
- Units
- 6
- SL lessons
- 20
- HL lessons
- 23
- Questions
- 147
- Key terms
- 78
What you will study
Every lesson follows the current IB guide. Lessons marked HL are in the HL course only. The first unit is free.
How the music course works4 lessons · free
- FoundationsThe music course at a glance
- FoundationsThree roles, three processes
- FoundationsPersonal, local and global contexts
- FoundationsThe four areas of inquiry
The elements of music5 lessons
- ElementsMelody
- ElementsHarmony and tonality
- ElementsRhythm, metre and tempo
- ElementsTexture and timbre
- ElementsStructure, form and dynamics
Notation and analysis3 lessons
- NotationReading a score
- NotationIntervals, scales and chord symbols
- NotationWriting analysis that holds up
The areas of inquiry4 lessons
- Area of inquiry 1Music for sociocultural and political expression
- Area of inquiry 2Music for listening and performance
- Area of inquiry 3Music for dramatic impact, movement and entertainment
- Area of inquiry 4Music technology in the electronic and digital age
Assessment: the shared components4 lessons
- AssessmentExploring music in context
- AssessmentExperimenting with music
- AssessmentPresenting music
- AssessmentSources, recordings and reflection
HL: The contemporary music-maker0 SL · 3 HL lessons
- HL projectThe contemporary music-maker at a glanceHL
- HL projectPlanning and running the projectHL
- HL projectBuilding the multimedia presentationHL
Try a question
From “The music course at a glance”.
Questions are in English. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Which IB Music assessment component is completed only by HL students?
Show the answer
B. The contemporary music-maker
The contemporary music-maker is the HL-only project; the other three components are shared by SL and HL.
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