This idea will develop a knowledge and understanding of the
elements of music, applying this to the compositional process.
Young people will work independently, in pairs and in teams with
the task of composing a piece of music in the style of Musique
Concrete using the 'Sounds of the Clyde'. They will present at a
recital to peers/parents and with the guidance from a sound
recordist and make a CD.
Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced through completing the
creative process of composition
• Employability skills enhanced - application of knowledge in a
real situation by observing work in a local recording
studio
• Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making
decisions about the structure, timbre, mood, style, melodic,
rhythmic and harmonic elements used in their
composition
• Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4
capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports CfE Music
• Relevance of how sound engineering skills can enhance the
creative process
• Integrating listening concepts into composing