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These free-to-access resources will help teachers and students of the National 5 and Higher Music courses. The resources will be updated and extended periodically in order to remain current and offer the best possible support. Users are free to comment or make suggestions on the content through any of the links on the Contact page.

Specimen Question papers (official SQA papers)

Higher Music Specimen Question Papers

From the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) website

                   Listening Test Question Paper (SQA)

                   Music Technology  Question Papers and support information (SQA)

Higher Music Specimen Question Papers

National 5 Music Technology

Music Technology

Helpful YouTube videos

                   Beginners Guide to Music Production

                   Computer Music for Beginners. What is a Sequencer?

                   What is a DAW? Music Production for Beginners

Chords: I, IV, V, VI

Chords: I, VI, IV, V

Chords: I, V, VI, IV

Chords: I, IV, V, VI

Chords: I, VI, IV, V

Chords: I, V, VI, IV

Key: C major

Key: G major

Chord Progressions Using Chords I, IV, V, VI

GCSE Music

National 5 Musical Concepts

See also Musical Concept Listening Lists on the National 5 Music page

National 5 Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

   Style Concept

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 Aria


 Bothy ballad


 Celtic rock


 Chorus


 Classical


 Gaelic psalms


 Gospel


 Indian


 Minimalist


 Pibroch


 Symphony


 Waulking song


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National 5 Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

 Texture/Structure/   Form Concept

Click numbers to access video examples

 Alberti bass


 Binary form


 Coda


 Contrapuntal


 Episode


 Ground bass


 Homophonic


 Polyphonic


 Rondo


 Strophic


 Walking bass


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National 5 Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

   Melody/Harmony    Concept

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 Atonal


 Atonal music


 Chord progression  (I,IV,V & VI)


 Chromatic scale


 Cluster chord


 Contrary motion


 Countermelody


 Descant


 Glissando


 Grace note


 Imperfect cadence


 Inverted pedal


 Melismatic


 Modulation


 Perfect cadence


 Pitch bend


 Semitone


 Syllabic


 Tone


 Trill


 Whole-tone scale


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See also audio examples below

National 5 Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

   Rhythm/Tempo    Concept

Click numbers to access video examples

 Compound time   6/8, 9/8, 12/8


 Cross rhythms


 Moderato


 Ritardando


 Rubato


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Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

‘Watch all the videos in this section from time to time and you will find it becomes easier to recognise the same concepts whenever you hear them played in other pieces of music - which is VERY useful in listening exams!



Higher Music Resources

National 5 Music Resources

Higher Music Resources

GCSE Music Resources

Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

Higher Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

  Timbre/Dynamics   Concept

Click numbers to access video examples

 Tremolando  (tremolo)


 Harmonics


 Coloratura


 Ripieno


 Concertino


 String quartet


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Higher Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

   Rhythm/Tempo    Concept

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 3 against 2


 Time changes


 Irregular time  signatures


 Augmentation


 Diminution


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 Higher Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

   Melody/Harmony    Concept

Click numbers to access video examples

 Mode/modal


 Relative major/minor


 Interval


 Obbligato  (instrumental)


 Acciaccatura


 Mordent


 Plagal cadence


 Interrupted cadence


 Tierce de Picardie


 Dominant 7th


 Diminished 7th


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 melodic minor scale


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Higher Musical Concept Examples & Instructional Videos

 Texture/Structure/   Form Concept

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 Through-composed


 Da Capo aria


 Lied


 Passacaglia


 Concerto grosso


 Sonata form


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 Subject


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Higher Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

   Style Concept

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 Sonata


 Oratorio


 Impressionist


 Musique concrete


 Plainchant


 Mass


 String quartet


 Recitative


 Chamber music


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Produced by the author of How to Pass National 5 Music, Joe McGowan, this specimen test paper has been prepared to match the National 5 Music Question Papers as set by the SQA. The test paper can be downloaded here as a pdf file, and the audio examples for the test can be accessed by clicking the YouTube link.

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Specimen Question papers (official SQA past papers)

National 5 Music Specimen Question Papers

From the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) website

                   Listening Test Question Papers & audio excerpt lists

                   Music Technology  Question Papers & audio excerpt lists

National 5 Music Specimen Question Papers

Specimen Question Paper (Listening)

GCSE revision

Various websites

                   GCSE revision world - GCSE revision  (www.revisionworld.com)

                    ICS Learn - GCSE & IGCSE Online courses  (www.icslearn.co.uk)

                  CloudLearn - Online GCSE courses  (www.cloudlearn.co.uk)

National 5 Music Technology

Various websites

                   SQA National 5 Music Technology

                   BBC Bitesize Music Technology

                   N5 Music Technology - Paisley Grammar School Productions

GCSE Revision

National 5 Question Paper 2.pdf

 Test Paper

 *Test Paper Answers

YouTube audio excerpts

Download

National 5 Question Paper 2.pdf

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National 5 Music Related

From BBC Bitesize website

                   Understanding Music     

                   Composing

                   Performance

Higher Music Musical Concepts

From BBC Bitesize website

                   Understanding Music

                   Composing

                   Performing

Higher Music Musical Concepts

Tutorial videos from the jm-education website

                      Higher Music STYLE Concepts

                      Higher Music MELODY/HARMONY Concepts

                      Higher Music RHYTHM/TEMPO Concepts

                      Higher Music TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM Concepts

                      Higher Music TIMBRE/DYNAMICS Concepts

Higher Music Concepts

Higher Music Music Technology

Various websites

                   SQA Higher Music Technology

                   BBC Bitesize Music Technology

                   Music Technology (Linwood High School)

Music technology

National 5 Musical Concept  Examples & Instructional Videos

  Timbre/Dynamics   Concept

Click numbers to access video examples

 A cappella


 Arco


 Baritone


 Bassoon


 Bodhran


 Bongo drums


 Castanets


 Clarsach


 Con sordino


 Flutter-tonguing


 French horn


 Hi-hat cymbals


 Mezzo-soprano


 Oboe


 Piccolo


 Pizzicato


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More chord progressions on the jm-ed YouTube channel

Resources

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