Dear Friends,
Not long ago I was made aware of a great site that can be used as a teaching tool for Music Structure. The name of the site is Variations Audio Timeliner. Here is an extract of the site:
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Welcome to the Triple A Learning blog for DP Music. The most recent blog posts are listed below and you can access the blog archive by following the appropriate link in the panel on the left.
October 23, 2011
September 27, 2011
Billy the Kid, Copland and El Salon Mexico
This morning a good friend of mine (Paul Clark) called my attention to a BBC podcast about Copland’s famous ballet “Billy The Kid”. The podcast provides excellent information about Copland’s style and it is certainly pertinent to the study of Copland’s work from the point of view of IB because there are many references to “El Salon Mexico” and Copland’s orchestration in general. I hope you enjoy it. The link is here. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it is usefull for you and your studnents.
Best wishes,
September 1, 2011
The All-Encompassing Answer
Series “The Listening Paper”
This is my series of comments identifying some of the trends in answering the IB Music Listening Paper. The goal of the series is to help teachers to identify elements of ‘good practice’ and elements of ‘less optimal’ practice in answering this exam.
August 3, 2011
“The Baseball Narrator”
Series “The Listening Paper”
This is my series of comments identifying some of the trends in answering the IB Music Listening Paper. The goal of the series is to help teachers to identify elements of ‘good practice’ and those less optimal practice in answering this exam.
July 18, 2011
What is a good preparation for the IB Music Listening Paper?
What is a good preparation for the IB Music Listening Paper?
Not long ago in a music forum a new IB music teacher asked the question: “How do you prepare students for a successful IB Music Listening Paper?” Many teachers offered varied suggestions that in general limited to music theory, music history, Prescribed Works, and world music. I agree that this would have been a good list if the question had been: What is the content of the Listening Paper? However the question talked about ‘preparation’. I think that in addition to presenting the material described above, educators need to teach and monitor the skills necessary to convey the knowledge and understanding of the music that the student has. These skills have to do more with rhetoric than with music.
June 20, 2011
Hello My name is Sergio Espinosa
Dear IB Music Teachers,
My name is Sergio Espinosa and I have been offered the opportunity to ‘blog’ in this space. I must confess that while I have read many blogs this is the first time that I will write a blog. Therefore, I must confess that I am rather nervous every time I type a word…
April 4, 2011
IB student and teacher resources – Triple A Learning BACCpacks
Triple A Learning is delighted to announce the publication of the first batch of its student and teacher BACCpacks.
BACCpacks are cutting-edge downloadable e-learning resources.
February 5, 2011
Teaching IB DP Music (Category 1)
Triple A Learning is running two music workshops, beginning 21st February:
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Teaching IB DP Music (Category 1)
