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IB Music Assessment Weighting

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By Roxanne

04 Aug 2026

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Understanding the weighting of your internal and external assessments is crucial for success in IB Music. In this post, we will break down the weighting of each component of the IB Music course, allowing you to understand each assessment component of the subject.

 

 

IB Music Assessment Weighting

 

 

Standard Level (SL)

 

 

Assessment Component

Weighting

Exploring Music in Context

30%

Experimenting with Music

30%

Presenting music

40%

 

 

Higher Level (HL)

 

 

Assessment Component

Weighting

Exploring Music in Context

20%

Experimenting with Music

20%

Presenting music

30%

The Contemporary Music-maker

30%

 

 

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