Music Technology: N4/N5

Recommended Entry Requirements:

Although previous experience of using music technology is preferred, such as the S3 Music Technology course, there are no formal requirements for this other than a keen interest in the subject.

Course Content:

The aims of the course are to enable learners to:

Develop their knowledge and understanding of 20th and 21st century styles and genres of music, and how they relate to the development of music technology.
Build knowledge of the features and functions of music technology hardware and software.
Use music technology hardware and software to capture and manipulate audio through planning, implementing and evaluating 2 sound production projects of their own.

Assessment:

This course is assessed by completing 2 recording projects (70%) and a listening paper (30%).
The assignments (70%) require you to draw on and apply technological and musical skills and knowledge, at an appropriate level, developed throughout the course. The creative productions may be in any two appropriate contexts, such as (but not limited to) live performance, multi-track recording, radio broadcast, composing and sound design for film, audiobooks and computer gaming.
The question paper requires you to use listening skills and to draw on and apply knowledge and understanding of a sample of all the technological terms, styles and genres, and music concepts covered in the course.

These are marked externally by the SQA.

Progression Pathway: