Nat 3Nat 4Nat 5HigherAdvanced Higher
Acoustic/electronic
Acoustic sounds come from physical instruments or voices; electronic sounds are produced or processed electronically.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Music technology projects often combine acoustic and electronic sounds. Recognising the difference helps with recording choices, processing, arrangement, and describing the sound world of a production.
Topics
Sound sourcesRecordingArrangement
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.