How To Identify...

Question 1

March

Answer 1

Simple time
2 or 4 beats
Steady tempo, andante

Question 2

Waltz

Answer 2

Simple time
3 beats
Steady tempo, moderato
Vamp

Question 3

Jig

Answer 3

Compound time
Fast, allegro
Straw-ber-ry

Question 4

Reel

Answer 4

Simple time
2 or 4 beats
Fast, allegro
Running running running reel

Question 5

Strathspey

Answer 5

Simple time
2 or 4 beats
Steady tempo, andante/moderato
Scotch snaps

Question 6

Scottish Dance Band

Answer 6

Fiddle, accordion, drum kit, piano

Found at ceilidh’s

Question 7

Folk Group

Answer 7

Traditional music with a singer

Includes scottish instruments

Question 8

Celtic Rock

Answer 8

Includes rock and scottish instruments

Question 9

Blues

Answer 9

4 beats
Sad sounding
12 bar chord structure

Question 10

Ragtime

Answer 10

Piano solo
Sincapation
Vamp

Question 11

Jazz

Answer 11

Improvisation
Sincapation
Marching/walking bass

Trumpet, trumbone, clarinet, sax, tuba , drum kit

Question 12

Swing

Answer 12

Swing rhythm

Sax, trumpets, trumbones, clarinets

Rhythm section - piano, double bass, drum kit

Question 13

Rock ‘n’ Roll

Answer 13

Electric guitar
Young love, school, parents, cars
To be danced to

Question 14

Rock

Answer 14

Heavy driving beat
Electric instruments
Drum kit, electric guitar, bass guitar, voice

Question 15

Pop

Answer 15

Strophic form
Modulation
Catchy melodies

Question 16

Rapping

Answer 16

Rhyming lyrics spoken to a beat

Question 17

Gospel

Answer 17

Upbeat and lively
Call and response
Religious words
Chorus and soloist

Question 18

Musical

Answer 18

Solo and chorus numbers

Hairspray, heathers, Beetlejuice

Question 19

Indian

Answer 19

Sitar
Table
Sounds funky

Question 20

Reggae

Answer 20

Syncopation, offbeat rhythms
Strong beats in 2 and 4
Ostinato/Riff

Question 21

African

Answer 21

Percussion
Call and response
Ostinato/Riff

Question 22

Latin American

Answer 22

Dance rhythms
Sincapation
Spanish language
Ostinato/Riff
Percussion

Question 23

Steel Band

Answer 23

Steel drums play different pitches
Rolled notes
Mariocat

Question 24

Baroque

Answer 24

Harpsichord
Ornamentation
Polyphonic texture
Clear and linear melody
Imitation and sequence

Question 25

Classical

Answer 25

Simple melodies Homophonic texture Timpani for percussion Crescendo and diminuendo

Question 26

Romantic

Answer 26

``` Lyrical song like melodies Bigger orchestras Expressive music Contrasts in pitch, tonal colours and dynamics Requires technical skill to play ```

Question 27

20th centuary

Answer 27

Electronic developments Changing artistic movements throughout the period Minimalist

Question 28

Scotts Ballad

Answer 28

Tells a story - history, love Strophic form Slow steady tempo

Question 29

Bothy Ballad

Answer 29

Sing by men Usually unaccompanied Upbeat tempo

Question 30

Waulking song

Answer 30

Sung by women in Gaelic Work song, steady beat Unaccompanied Call and response

Question 31

Mouth Music

Answer 31

Sung in Gaelic, nonsense words Usually unaccompanied Quick and upbeat tempo

Question 32

Gaelic Psalms

Answer 32

``` Sung in Gaelic Religious Unaccompanied No beat/pulse Slow tempo ```