IB Glossary A to M

1. musically relevant
5. musical group comprising of three or more members
6. accepted norms of creating music according to the chosen style, which are determined by historical research and authentic examples
10. developing original music through different means, such as composing, improvising, arranging through the use of traditional or contemporary instruments and technologies
13. creating an original piece of music
14. an explanation of the process of experimenting with and developing music with specific reference to the details of the chosen musical excerpts
16. relevant remarks added to documents, excerpts of scores and other notated examples to deconstruct music, extract musical information and explore the musical construction of a piece
17. combine pre-existing material or elements into a sequence or structure
18. artistic communication by the performer to the audience
19. inquire into, and search out, familiar and unfamiliar musical practices from different AOI and in different contexts
20. one or more parts to support the soloist(s)

2. use of techniques, musical dynamics and personal knowledge to enhance and convey an artistic message, vision, feeling, mood or interpretation of a work
3. make an appraisal by weighing the strength and limitations of created or performed works
4. break down a musical work to consider and understand musical structures, elements, devices and ideas
7. creative activity of devising music within a given moment
8. observe, study or make a detailed and systematic examination in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
9. provide an answer or select information from a number of possibilities
11. deduce, derive or draw out essential information or interpretations
12. a piece or section of a larger musical work, purposefully selected to demonstrate and illustrate a specific point
15. incorporation of words, images, audio and video material