{"id":107,"date":"2017-11-16T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:09:56","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/secondary\/expressive-arts\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Teacher: Miss K O&#8217;Dwyer<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2025\/09\/09080922\/Whalsay-Primary-Term-1-overview-Music.pdf\">Whalsay Primary Term 1 overview &#8211; Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2025\/09\/09080923\/Whalsay-Secondary-Term-1-Overview-Music.pdf\">Whalsay Secondary Term 1 Overview &#8211; Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All pupils take music in S1 and S2. In S3 pupils can continue this by taking Music as prior learning before taking courses at either National 3,4 or 5 level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Experiences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"newsheader\">In S3 pupils will:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>develop<\/strong> their technique on 2 instruments by performing music from a range of styles and periods. All pupils will be encouraged to reach the highest standard of performance possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>compose<\/strong> and\/or improvise music and learn how to use music software to realise their compositions. They will compose and\/or improvise in various styles and using a variety of approaches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>listen<\/strong> to a wide range of music, often related to the music they are playing or composing. They will develop a knowledge and understanding of musical terms and musical theory. They will apply this knowledge and understanding by describing music and assessing both their own and the performances of others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"newsheader\"><strong>Senior Phase &#8211; <\/strong>In S4 pupils will work towards a National Qualification at National 3, National 4 or National 5.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of S4 you will have:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>prepared<\/strong> a performance of at least 2 or more pieces at the level specified for the qualification you are doing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>performed<\/strong> these pieces for an assessment. At National 5 the assessment will be done by a visiting examiner appointed by SQA<\/li>\n<li><strong>composed<\/strong> and\/or improvised music to the required standard for the qualification you are doing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>developed<\/strong> a knowledge and understanding of musical concepts, musical theory and a range of musical styles and periods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teacher: Miss K O&#8217;Dwyer Whalsay Primary Term 1 overview &#8211; Music Whalsay Secondary Term 1 Overview &#8211; Music All pupils take music in S1 and S2. In S3 pupils can continue this by taking Music as prior learning before taking &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/secondary\/expressive-arts\/music\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1488,"featured_media":0,"parent":57,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6866,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/6866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}