HigherAdvanced Higher
Gramophone records
Gramophone records are disc-based analogue sound recordings played mechanically with a stylus.
Level relevance: introduced at Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
They are relevant to Music Technology because they show the development of recorded sound, playback media, consumer music, and analogue audio limitations.
Topics
Technological developmentsPlaybackRecording history
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.