Year 10 Assessment Booklet 2020

IB MYP YEAR 10 – THE PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC

SEMESTER

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPTS

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Communication Structure

Unit 1: Why are the Blues so sad? The creation of jazz by the African-Americans is one of the most important musical achievements of the twentieth century. Its influence can be heard in all kinds of modern music, popular as well as classical. Jazz is a difficult word to define, as there are a great number of different jazz styles. However, basic to all these styles is rhythmic vitality or, as some call it, ‘swing’. In this unit we investigate the development of jazz from its beginnings to the present day, noting the basic jazz characteristics such as typical timbres and performance techniques in the musical examples studied. Unit 2: Everything old can be new again In this unit, varied examples of instrumental music from the six main musical periods – medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century are explored. Our exploration focuses on the use of different types and combinations of instruments, important instrumental forms, and the use of musical elements characteristic of the particular periods.

Performance/Reflection Criteria B, D Due : Weeks Beginning 09.03.20/16.03.20 Composition/Reflection Criteria B, C, D Due: Weeks Beginning 04.05.20/11.05.20 Oral Presentation Criterion A Due: Week Beginning 11.05.20

While the structure of communication may be preordained, the message or expression may differ each time.

Personal and Cultural Expression

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Change Form

Change and form are not reliant on our place in space and time.

Orientation in Space and Time

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