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Many young people who wish to go on to further education, a career in Music or simply just enjoy the subject will get the opportunity to choose Music as a subject at the end of S3.
Between S4-6 young people will then sit a level-appropriate course for them from the following:
| SCQF Level |
New National Qualification
|
Replacing the Following Current National Qualifications
|
Music Performance
Entry Requirement/ Recommended ABRSM Grade
|
|
1
|
National 1
|
Access 1
|
|
|
2
|
National 2
|
Access 2
|
|
| 3 |
National 3
|
Access
or
SGrade Foundation Level
|
Grade 1
|
|
4
|
National 4
|
Intermediate 1
or
S Grade General Level
|
Grade 2
|
| 5 |
National 5
|
Intermediate 2
or
S Grade Credit Level
|
Grade 3
|
| 6 |
Higher
|
Higher |
Grade 4 |
| 7 |
Advanced Higher
|
Advanced Higher
|
Grade 5
|
See the following link for more information regarding National Qualifications in Music:
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic/index.asp