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Striking
Striking means producing sound by hitting an instrument or object.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Drums, percussion, piano strings, and some sound-design objects are examples of struck sound sources. The force and material affect the tone.
Topics
TimbreInstrumentsMusic 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.