Links below to relevant reports or curriculum documentation. These are arranged in date order.
December 2020:
Education Scotland Advice, UPDATED: Key Messages from the Covid-19 sub-group advice on Music.
Instrumental Music Services: Results from the IMS Survey 2020, Each year the survey is carried out by the Improvement Service on behalf of Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland (HITS) as a means of sharing a national picture of instrumental music services and best practice within these services.
Scottish Qualifications Authority: Further modifications to Music Performances (National 3 – Advanced Higher) in session 2020/21.
November 2020:
Following the Science – commissioned by the Music Education Partnership Group (MEPG): A systematic literature review of studies surrounding singing, brass, woodwind and bagpipe playing
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education Scotland Advice (updated): Key Messages from the COVID-19 sub-group advice on Music.
September 2020:
We Make Music Online: A report on online instrumental and vocal teaching during COVID-19 lockdown. It was commissioned by the Music Education Partnership Group (MEPG), research was carried out by Dr Lio Moscardini and Andrew Rae.
Education Scotland Advice, Key Messages from the Covid-19 sub-group advice on Music.
January 2019:
What’s Going On Now? It was commissioned by the Music Education Partnership Group (MEPG) as an update to the previous audit of music education in Scotland What’s Going On? (2003), with the specific intention to build on and update the work of the earlier report and make recommendations for the future.
Curriculum for Excellence:
Expressive Arts: Music – Experiences and Outcomes
Through music, learners have rich opportunities to be creative and to experience inspiration and enjoyment. Activities enable young people to develop their vocal and instrumental skills, explore sounds and musical concepts, and use their imagination and skills to create musical ideas and compositions.
