KLSmash Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Just to give some background information about me: I just started IB Year 1 one and a half months ago and we need our EE topic selection (+ research question) by December. I am choosing to do a Music EE because I have a lot of experience in Music (Grade 5 Harmony for RCM if there's anyone from Ontario) and I think it would be really neat. Now I already talked to my Music teacher at school who will be my EE Mentor, and he first suggested me to go to a local library, and basically start listening through different scores of music to find which ones I would like the most to analyze. I am Polish, so I think it would be cool to do my EE based on Chopin, and some of his works. My real question is, what exactly should I be looking for at this stage of the process? Do I focus on certain types of music rather than most or...? Thanks. : ) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Ravel Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 I wouldn't choose Chopin because it has been done ad nauseom. There's too much on him out. I wanted to do music too and i do RCM exams too, but I changed my mind. You can look up modern Polish composers who live in Canada. You would have two advantages: 1) An interview where you can get a neat idea what the composer intended during composition. 2) The topic is unique and the possibility of mistakes is VERY low. There's a lot that you can say about Chopin, but the examiner might find it redundant. Besides, it's easier to catch 'mistakes'. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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