{"id":1151,"date":"2024-03-03T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/?page_id=1151"},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:24:16","slug":"music-advanced-higher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/expressive-and-performing-arts\/expressive-arts-s5-s6-courses\/music-advanced-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Music: Advanced Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster.jpg 890w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/01154506\/MusicPoster-800x1133.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama.jpg 891w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02175901\/Music_Drama-800x1131.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h1><strong>Music: Advanced Higher <\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h3>Recommended Entry Requirements:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Higher Music &#8211; A\/B pass<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Throughout this course, pupils develop a breadth of knowledge and understanding of music concepts and musical literacy. They learn to recognise and distinguish level-specific music concepts, signs and symbols as they perform, create and listen to music.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>The course allows candidates to develop and consolidate practical skills in music and knowledge and understanding of music styles and concepts. It encourages them to self-reflect and explore their creative ideas.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Understanding music through listening enables pupils to build on and extend their knowledge and understanding of music and influences on music.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>You will be assessed through a performance (60 marks), a listening paper (40 marks) and an assignment (20 marks).<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>In your performance you will be assessed on two instruments. The duration of the performance is 18 minutes. Performances will be assessed by a visiting SQA examiner.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>In the listening paper you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of musical concepts by identifying important features within recordings.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Your assignment will consist of a composition, a review and an analysis of a piece of music.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7553,"featured_media":0,"parent":1129,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1151"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1154,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151\/revisions\/1154"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}