Capercaillie- Skye Waulking Song

Question 1

Capercaillie:

Melody (4 points).

Answer 1

🔆Use of pentatonic scale.

🔆Lyrics in scots gaelic.

🔆Vocables= nonsense syllables.

🔆Instruments improvise around melody simultaneously.

Question 2

Capercaillie:

Rhythm, Metre & Tempo (5 points).

Answer 2

🔆12/8 time signature (gradually established).

🔆Some parts feel like 6/8 or 3/4.

🔆Second and fifth beats emphasised by accordion in instrumental section.

🔆Verse 4- full rhythm section joins in.

🔆Slow and calm tempo.

Question 3

Capercaillie:

Tonality (1 point).

Answer 3

🔆Vocals sung in E minor pentatonic.

Question 4

Capercaillie:

Harmony (4 points).

Answer 4

🔆First 3 verses traditional with E minor➡️G major.

🔆Verse 4- G key.

🔆Verse 7- Change of chords for 1 verse only.

🔆4 chords in the whole song: Em⁹➡️G➡️C➡️Am⁹.

Question 5

Capercaillie:

Structure (2 points).

Answer 5

🔆8 verses & an instrumental.

🔆Strophic structure➡️8 verses, intro, outro, break, instrumental.

Question 6

Capercaillie:

Instrumentation (8 points).

Answer 6

🔆FOLK: Fiddle/Violin.

🔆FOLK: Pipes.

🔆FOLK: Accordion.

🔆FOLK: Bouzouki (from Greece).

🔆ROCK: Piano.

🔆ROCK: Bass guitar.

🔆ROCK: Drum kit.

🔆ROCK: Synthesiser.

Question 7

Capercaillie:

Texture (2 points).

Answer 7

🔆Polyrhythmic.

🔆Instrumental- heterophonic with pipes and fiddle.