Nat 5HigherAdvanced Higher
Glitch
A glitch is a short fault, interruption, or deliberately broken-sounding audio event.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 5; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Glitches may be unwanted technical errors such as clicks, dropouts, or corrupted audio. They can also be used creatively in electronic music when controlled and placed intentionally.
Topics
EditingSound designTechnical faults
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for National 5 technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.