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Strumming
Strumming means brushing across several strings to sound them together.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Strumming patterns strongly affect rhythm and feel. Recording strummed instruments requires placement that captures both body and attack clearly.
Topics
TimbreGuitarPerformance
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.