6 - Music HL

Assessment

External Assessment Exploring Music in Context 20% Create a portfolio which starts to explore a diverse range of music which will include; - Research projects comparing a diverse range of music (Max 2400 words) - Practical creating exercise (1 minute or 32 bars) - Performance adaptation exercise (2 mins) Presenting Music 30% Building on your portfolio from Exploring Music in Context present a variety of music as a performer and as a composer. This will include - Composition or improvisation (Max 6 mins) - Performance (12 mins plus 2 mins of excerpts) - Programme notes (Max 600 words) Internal Assessment Experimenting with Music 20% Submit a report that outlines how you have experimented with music including; - 3 composition experts (max 5 mins) - 3 performance experts (max 5 mins) - A written report (max 1500 words) The Contemporary Music-Maker 30% Submit a continuous multimedia presentation documenting a real life project (maximum 15 mins). Include: - Proposal - Process - Evaluation - The realised project (or curated selections)