Course Layout

The three areas of the course are:

• Production Projects 1 and 2

Students plan, implement and evaluate a creative production using music technology between 1 and 3 minutes long. The creative production may be an audiobook, radio broadcast, sound design for film/game or multi-track recording. The production is accompanied with a portfolio evidencing the student’s work over the planning, implementation and evaluation stages.

• Understanding Music Technology

Through listening practice, students will develop knowledge and understanding of music and music technology, develop skills in the analysis of music in the context of a range of 20th and 21st century musical styles and genres. They will also develop an understanding of aspects of the music industry including basic intellectual property rights

Course Assessment

Technology Assignment: The course is assessed through two projects which are sent away to be marked by SQA: between 1 and 3 minutes long.

Understanding Music: Exam paper

Course Details

Learners who choose to continue studying Music Technology in S4 will build on the skills they have developed in S3. Practical production and recording skills are developed as students work independently on two projects of their choosing along with building on their understanding of music and music technology and critically reflecting on their own work and that of others.