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Gr. 12 Due Dates and Homework
Classical Era Composers and Key Points - Comparison Chart - Due Sept. 8
    Composers Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart
    Comparison Chart to include Baroque, Classical, and Romantic (bullet     points listing identifiable key characteristics that make the music unique and different, new developments in compositional style)
MI - ruff Draft due Sept. 22
1st Composition - score, letter of intent, and recording - Due Sept. 29



Course Outline
Difference between Higher Level and Standard Level

Elements of Music
    Melody
    Rhythm
    Texture
    Timbre
    Dynamics
    Form

Classical Eras
    Early Music Listening Assignment 
    Medieval
    Renaissance
            Renaissance Project WebQuest
    Baroque
            Dido & Aeneas
            Henry Purcell - study guide
    Classical
    Romantic
    Impressionism WebQuest
    20th Century

For Study and Review 
    Western Music - A Short History - good site for review
    Music History 102 by ipl2 - Another good site for era review
    More About  Eras
    More About Eras - from Czech Radio

    Era Main Characterisitics Comparison Chart.doc
    Mr.J’s Musical History of the Eras Worksheet.doc

    Listening and Analysis
                            Listen Online to Composers from different Eras

            Prescribed Works     
                              Comparison of Prescribed Works
                                                              Aaron Copland - El Salon Mexico
                                                              Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”                                 
                World Music - project outline and rubric
           
                        WebQuests
                                       Renaissance
                                        Africa
                                         NEA Jazz - An American Story
                                          Impressionism

                                  Live Report
                                                   Concertgoers Guide
                                                    Live Report Exemplar

                                                            Recitals - Solo Performance
                                               
                                                    Copyright Law

                                             Bibliography - A How To
                                                           
                                        Extended Essay Music Guide

                                 Musical Links Investigation
 
                            
                     Composition Projects & Resources
                                            Composition Outline

                        Music Theory 


                        
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BBC ESSENTIALS FOR LISTENING 
AND ANALYSIs
Topics for Investigation:

the BBC BiteSize Music Homepage
Elements of music - Devices, Instrumentation, Melody and harmony, Notation, Rhythm and meter, Texture
Music appreciation - Analysing, Evaluating, Music evolution, Music in context
Classical orchestral music - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 21st Century
Music for dance - 16th thru 21st Century Dance
Contemporary music - Blues, Jazz, Stage and Screen, Pop 
World music - investigate music from Africa, Caribbean, British Isles, Indonesia, India, and Latin America

Prescribed Works for 2010 Graduates
Henry Purcell - Dido & Aeneas
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Other AREAS of STUDY 
IBO Resources and Guides
    - for Extended Essay, Musical Investigation, and all other course and assessment materials

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Review for Listening and Analysis Exams
PAST EXAMS
REVIEW “DIDO & AENEAS”
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IB Music Guides for 2011
GUIDE FIRST EXAM 2011.pdf

IBO Guides and Resources
Prescribed Works for Exam 2011 & 2012
New Solo Performance Criteria 2011
New Composition Criteria 2011

IB Music Course Outline, SL & HL
*Students Graduation in 2010
*Students Graduation in 2011



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