Music & inquiry

December 27, 2013

After co-leading a category three PYP & MYP inquiry-focused music workshop, I wanted to share some of my thoughts regarding inquiry and DP Music. This post aligns to ‘inquiry’ as an approach to teaching and ‘thinking’ and...

Critical musical thinking though the listening paper

November 1, 2013

Greetings DP Music teachers! During this post, I will be discussing critical thinking and the listening paper. The May 2013 Subject Report was released a few short weeks ago; the report provides examiner feedback and instructional suggestions. This report is available...

Preparing for the DP Music exam (November 2013)

October 14, 2013

Greetings DP Music candidates! This post is for you – regardless of whether you live in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere – and is designed to help you with your exam review (yes – you should be reviewing!). I will briefly share my...

Why the unit should come before the lesson (not a ‘chicken’ or the ‘egg’ approach)

September 29, 2013

Greetings DP Music teachers! Today I would like to present a teaching idea as well as a brief reflection on the importance of unit planning prior to lesson planning. I will be exploring how two essential questions (that I created) ‘forced’ me to shift the...

Professional Development Opportunities for IBDP Music Teachers

September 18, 2013

Triple A Learning’s highly successful Online IB Teacher Workshops are available through OSC, providing teachers with an ideal and cost-effective professional development opportunity for teachers and school staff who cannot take time away from school. From October...

Blurring the lines (between moving students from hearing to listening)

September 8, 2013

  Greetings Diploma Music Folk! This post presents a few teaching ideas. This base idea involves using popular (current top-forty) music and could serve as a doorway into the Listening Paper, Musical Links Investigation, and/or the Extended Essay. It also could...