Teaching Middle- and Highschool about chords and chord sequences is essential, however, at times it can be a bit "dry" or boring. By...

This year, during our last MYP 5 unit, which is taught in conjunction with History and German, we explored the concept of music and...

Most of my IBDP students are quite confident creating music. The challenge is to cover all four Areas of Inquiry in their PRESENTING...

Experimenting as performer is a fascinating concept of the new IBDP Music course. However, it can lead to some confusion. In order to...

With the new IBDP curriculum, with no "set pieces" and no exam at the end of the course, I had to find a different way of exposing the...

After 24 years of teaching MYP music, I am absolutely thrilled that FINALLY an MYP music textbook is available for purchase! I had the...

Currently, my students are getting ready to turn in their draft for the Musical Links Investigation for the IBDP (May 2021) music course....

A summary on how we teach wind instruments in times of Covid 19.

After more than 20 years of teaching different versions of the "old" curriculum, it almost feels bizarre that this will be my last round...

In the past few months, I have had many conversations with educators about the difference between these two portfolios in the music DP...

After weeks of preparation, I am absolutely thrilled to meet my new cohort for IBDP music next Tuesday. We will start with lessons in...

Planning the units for a new curriculum is always truly exciting! Add in the pandemic and many additional factors need to be considered....

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is, together with the Extended Essay and CAS, at the heart of the diploma course. While it is also taught as a...

For my sister's birthday, we all gathered at a "Heurigen" in Vienna to enjoy some excellent wine, fun company and listen to really good...

In one of my previous post, I shared a tutorial I made for my MYP 1 (grade 6) students. We investigated pentatonic music in different...

Every year, I have the privilege to work with students in Grade 10 on their Personal Project. It is a challenging process, which requires...

In the past few weeks of distance learning, video tutorials have become an important part of my daily teaching. When I was looking for a...

Claudio Monteverdi heard her perform in 1610, and subsequently wrote to his friend Cardinale Ferdinando Gonzaga, "...udi a Firenze la...

A few months ago, I listened to a fascinating feature on Ö1 called "Donne Barocche". Verena Gruber presented the culmination of her...

I have now completed four weeks of online teaching MYP and DP general music. Having spent hours searching for the "perfect" way to...