{"id":525,"date":"2023-06-28T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T07:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dumfriesacademy\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2023-11-27T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:12:59","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dumfriesacademy\/learning-teaching\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;min-height:339px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"579\" data-attachment-id=\"1226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/dumfriesacademy\/learning-teaching\/music\/let-the-music-play-scene-4-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1014,579\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1-300x171.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1226\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/dumfriesacademy\/uploads\/sites\/10271\/2023\/11\/26181145\/Let-the-music-play-Scene-4-1-800x457.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why study music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music is accessible to everyone. It gives everyone the opportunity to develop the\u202fconfidence to perform, to listen, and\u202fto make music in their own way &#8211; it is a skill for life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also provides routes for those with the talent and desire to make music their profession, whilst for other it helps develop key skills that any profession requires &#8211; work ethic, resilience, independent learning. Studying music opens so many doors for those with enthusiasm, interest and a passion for music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only are there links between studying music and academic success, but it has a fantastic impact on mental health and wellbeing as well as social skills. It is the gift that keeps on giving! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National 4 &#8211; 5 &amp; Higher <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pupils will learn about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Listening &#8211; <\/strong>Learning to aurally identify specific music concepts in preparation for the exam paper. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Music Literacy &#8211; <\/strong>Reading, understanding and writing music notation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Composition &#8211; <\/strong>Creating music and scoring this to be assessed by the SQA. This is a great opportunity to put into practise what you have learned from key features of a variety of styles of music, and also explore your own creativity! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>    <strong>Level<\/strong>&nbsp;         <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Associated Board equivalent (minimum standard)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Total&nbsp;<\/strong> <strong>programme duration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Maximum&nbsp;time on<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>one&nbsp;instrument<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Minimum&nbsp;time on<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>other instrument<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>National 4<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Grade 2&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>National 5<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Grade 3&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Higher<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Grade 4&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The course requirements for the performing exam for SQA. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why study music? Music is accessible to everyone. It gives everyone the opportunity to develop the\u202fconfidence to perform, to listen, and\u202fto make music in their own way &#8211; it is a skill for life. It also provides routes for those with the talent and desire to make music their profession, whilst for other it helps develop key skills that any profession requires &#8211; work ethic, resilience, independent learning. 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