National 5 Revision

Click the link below to download a revision booklet for National 5:

N5 Revision Booklet

More materials will be added to this post soon. Meanwhile, use the following links for revision online:

Quizlet.com – Flashcards for concept definitions. There are interactive games to test yourself (click the “learn” or “play” buttons along the top). Also available for other subjects. http://quizlet.com/31702889/national-5-music-concepts-flash-cards/ or search for N5 Music and a particular unit like “Baroque”

Education Scotland NQ Music – Concept definitions and quizzes educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic

Learn Listening Online – Concept definitions and quizzes (use Credit and Int 2 material) educationscotland.gov.uk/learnlisteningonline

Music Listening Revision – Past paper style questions with audio. Good for practising literacy questions. http://www.musiclisteningrevision.co.uk/intermediate2/intermediate2index.htm

Britten 100 – good demonstrations of Instruments of the Orchestra. http://www.britten100.org/new-to-britten/learning/instruments

Music Theory – explanations and quizzes for practising the basics of Music Literacy musictheory.net

Literacy exercises and tips – note names, note lengths, time signatures http://www.mymusictheory.com/for-students/grade-1/grade-1-course

Music Theory Revision – a subscription service (£8/year) with practise questions for literacy and theory for ABRSM/Trinity exams. www.musictheoryrevision.com

SQA Exams 2015

The dates for the SQA Performing Exams are:

Pipe Band Snare Drumming – 19th February

Pipes – 12th March

All other instruments – 18th-20th March

 

The dates for the SQA Listening Exams are:

National 5 – Friday 8th May at 1pm

Higher – Thursday 7th May at 1pm

Advanced Higher – Thursday 7th May at 3pm

Royal National Mod 2014

SGG has been very successful at this year’s Mod.

Gold badges were awarded to:

Tarsainn an Drochaid – Fiddle Groups Open U19

Na Fidhlearan Beaga – Fiddle Groups U13

Silver badges were awarded to:

Domhnall (BS5) – Piano Open U13

Tormod – Solo Singing Fluent U13 Boys

Innes – Traditional Singing Fluent U13 Boys

Bronze badges were awarded to:

Lewis (BS5) – Piano Open U13

Breda (BS7) – Solo Singing Fluent Girls 9-10

Lewis (AS5) – Solo Singing Boys Fluent 13-15

Eilidh (AS5) – Traditional Singing Fluent 13-15 Girls

 

SQA Exams 2014

SGG has enjoyed fantastic results in the recent SQA exams.
13 S2 to S4 pupils have secured Higher Music passes in addtition to the 8 pupils in S5 and S6
11 S1 and S2 pupils have secured a pass at National 5 level in addition to the 3 in S4.
2 pupils also passed their Advanced Higher.
Well done to all the pupils!!