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International Music Navigator
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Music for a Purpose - Composing Background Music
Teaching Middle- and Highschool about chords and chord sequences is essential, however, at times it can be a bit "dry" or boring. By...
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International Music Navigator
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
Responding Musically to a Challenging Topic
This year, during our last MYP 5 unit, which is taught in conjunction with History and German, we explored the concept of music and...
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International Music Navigator
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Creating music - getting students out of their comfort zone.
Most of my IBDP students are quite confident creating music. The challenge is to cover all four Areas of Inquiry in their PRESENTING...
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International Music Navigator
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
Experimenting With Music as a Performer
Experimenting as performer is a fascinating concept of the new IBDP Music course. However, it can lead to some confusion. In order to...
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International Music Navigator
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Expanding the musical horizon - and keeping the students engaged in distance learning.
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...
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International Music Navigator
- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
Taking the Guesswork Out of MYP Music
After 24 years of teaching MYP music, I am absolutely thrilled that FINALLY an MYP music textbook is available for purchase! I had the...
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International Music Navigator
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
The power of a checklist
Currently, my students are getting ready to turn in their draft for the Musical Links Investigation for the IBDP (May 2021) music course....
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International Music Navigator
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Teaching Band in times of Covid-19
A summary on how we teach wind instruments in times of Covid 19.
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International Music Navigator
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
Some thoughts about the Performance Portfolio (May & Nov 2021 exams)
After more than 20 years of teaching different versions of the "old" curriculum, it almost feels bizarre that this will be my last round...
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International Music Navigator
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
"Experimenting with music" vs "Exploring Music"in the IBDP music curriculum
In the past few months, I have had many conversations with educators about the difference between these two portfolios in the music DP...
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International Music Navigator
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
Finally! So excited to meet my IBDP students next week
After weeks of preparation, I am absolutely thrilled to meet my new cohort for IBDP music next Tuesday. We will start with lessons in...
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International Music Navigator
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Planning units for IBDP Music in 2020 - a challenge!
Planning the units for a new curriculum is always truly exciting! Add in the pandemic and many additional factors need to be considered....
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International Music Navigator
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
TOK and IBDP music
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...
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International Music Navigator
- Jul 1, 2020
- 6 min
Exploring music in context- Viennese Schrammelmusik
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...
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International Music Navigator
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
8 bit video game music examples
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...
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International Music Navigator
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
IBDP Personal Project Composition
Every year, I have the privilege to work with students in Grade 10 on their Personal Project. It is a challenging process, which requires...
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International Music Navigator
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
Pentatonic Scale - a tutorial for ELA learners
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...
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International Music Navigator
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Francesca Caccini - a baroque superstar
Claudio Monteverdi heard her perform in 1610, and subsequently wrote to his friend Cardinale Ferdinando Gonzaga, "...udi a Firenze la...
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International Music Navigator
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Donne Barocche - Part 1
A few months ago, I listened to a fascinating feature on Ö1 called "Donne Barocche". Verena Gruber presented the culmination of her...
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