National 4/5 Music Technology

Pupils studying National 4 and  National Music Technology will use the schools iMac suite and recording studio, fully equipped with ProTools 11.

Pupils studying National 4 and National 5 music Technology will develop skills in the following areas:

Technology Skills

Skills in Context

Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music

Skills are developed through a series of individual projects, for example; A multitrack recording of a song, As sound track and effects for an animation or a radio broadcast.

Course Assessment

 

Assignment

 

Level National 4 National 5
Requirements Pupils will complete two different projects supported by a log and reflection.

This is marked internally.

Pupils submit a folio of two projects supported by a log and reflection

This is worth 70% of their final mark.

 

 

Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music

Level National 4 National 5
Requirements Pupils will study a variety of styles of music and learn the concepts related to these styles.This is internally assessed through unit assessments. Pupils will study a variety of styles of music and learn the concepts related to these styles.This is externally assessed by a Listening exam in the May diet of exams.

Resources:

Glow