Abstract
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate （IB） aims to acquire “ the fifive essential elements ” — Knowledge, Concepts, Skills, Attitudes, and Action— to develop internationally minded people, who recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet. To clarify the nature of the PYP music classes that aim at the acquisition of these elements, in this study, we observed a music class using GarageBand at Ａ International School, which is accredited as a PYP school, and also interviewed teachers regarding the teaching intentions and issues of this class. From the interview with the teacher, we found that among the five essential elements, the lesson focused on “ Concepts .” The results of the teacher's language revealed that “ explanation with demonstrations ” and “ evaluation of achievement level of the teacher's intention ” functioned effectively to a certain extent as methods to lead the students to understand the &“ Concepts.”
