Irish Music

Question 1

What is the speed of a reel?

Answer 1

Quite fast

Question 2

What is the time signature of a reel?

Answer 2

2 4

4 Or 4

Question 3

How do you identify a reel?

Answer 3

Black and decker

Question 4

What is the speed of a jig?

Answer 4

Moderate

Question 5

What is the time signature of a jig?

Answer 5

6

8

Question 6

How do you identify a jig?

Answer 6

Rashers n’ sausages

Question 7

What is the speed of a hornpipe?

Answer 7

Moderate

Question 8

What is the time signature of a hornpipe?

Answer 8

4

4

Question 9

How do you identify a hornpipe?

Answer 9

Tea & toast & jam & bread

Question 10

What is a bodhrán made of?

Answer 10

A circular wooden frame covered with goats skin

Question 11

How do you play a bodhrán?

Answer 11

You play it with your fingers or a cipín (stick) and hold your hand at the back

Question 12

How do you get a sharp sound?

Answer 12

By hitting the wooden frame with the cipín

Question 13

Name the four parts of the uillean pipes

Answer 13

The Bellows, the regulators, the chanter and the drone

Question 14

What do the bellows do?

Answer 14

Pump air in from the bag under the elbow

Question 15

What do the regulators do?

Answer 15

Play simple chords

Question 16

What does the chanter do?

Answer 16

Plays the melody

Question 17

What does the drone do?

Answer 17

Holds the bass note

Question 18

What are bones made from?

Answer 18

2 cow ribs that are boiled and dried

Question 19

Where are the bones and spoons held?

Answer 19

In one hand

Question 20

Name a famous Irish spoon player

Answer 20

Micheál O’ Suilleabhán