Nat 5HigherAdvanced Higher
Pitch bend
Pitch bend smoothly raises or lowers pitch, often using MIDI control data.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 5; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Pitch bend can imitate expressive instrumental movement or create electronic effects. In MIDI editing, pitch-bend data can be recorded, drawn, or adjusted.
Topics
PitchMIDIPerformance
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.