HL Music or HL French B?

I don't think HL French is too much different from SL. Basically, if you get a solid 6 in a SL exam paper, then you'll probably be capable of a 5 / high 4 in a HL paper. There's no additional syllabus that I know of, it's just that the quality of your language has to be better, although that makes it much harder in itself. I very comfortably got an A* at GCSE, but I really had to step up my game (putting my phone / computer / games / Facebook / everything into French, doing my EE in French simply to improve my language) to stand a chance of getting a 6. I reckon it's something to do with lots of students with experience with the language at home taking it instead of the harder language A2, which inevitably pushes up the grade boundaries. It's just a quirk of the IB being international, I guess.

On the other hand, I have no idea about music as my school doesn't offer it.

Isn't there a little French Literature or something in B HL? I'm taking French HL, starting July, thus the question

My exam is in a month's time so I hope not! Some essay questions ask you to refer to French literature you've read but by no means would every question ask that. The syllabus has changed for 2013 exams and beyond though, so perhaps it's different.

I'll be taking the exam in 2014, and I can't seem to find the syllabus anywhere online. When they ask you to refer to French literature, does this mean that in class you read novels?

Well I've read some in my own time but we've not gone out of our way to do any in class. By the sounds of things, your literature will be a bit more specific:

http://www.lyska.net/src/tiedostot/IB/syllabukset/Swedish.pdf

(I know it says Swedish but it applies to all language Bs for 2013 exams and beyond)
"Literature (HL only)
Reading literature in the target language can be an enjoyable journey into the culture(s) studied. It will help students to broaden their vocabulary and to use language in a more creative manner, developing fluent reading skills, promoting interpretative and inferential skills, and contributing to intercultural understanding. Students should understand the works in some depth (see “Assessment objectives” number 6), but literary criticism as such is not an objective of the language B course at HL. Students are required to read two works of literature originally written in the target language. These works may be from any genre, or may both be of the same genre. They do not need to be linked in any way
(by*author, theme, period)."

It still doesn't seem to be an aspect that's formally assessed though.

"6. Understand and use works of literature
written in the target language of study (HL only)
Paper 1
Students are able to understand and interpret literary texts.
Written assignment
Students demonstrate an understanding of literary works and are able to complete the task creatively."

Thank you so much for the syllabus, it was extremely helpful Best of luck for your French exam. May 22nd, I believe?