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Muted
Muted describes a sound made quieter, softer, or less resonant by damping it.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Muted sounds can be created by performance technique, instrument mutes, palm muting, or production processing. They often have a shorter, more controlled tone.
Topics
TimbrePerformanceMusic concepts
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.