Scottish Flashcards

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1
Q

Waulking song

A

-women
-a cappella
-call and response
-beating of cloth

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2
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Bothy ballad

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-men
-a cappella
-about working life

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Gaelic psalm

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  • a cappella
    -soloist then congregation
    -messy effect
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4
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Mouth Music

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-a cappella
-nonsense words lively

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5
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Scots ballad

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-accompanied
-sung in scots
-tells a story

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6
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How to recognize a jig

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-rashers and sausages
-compound time

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How to recognize a Waltz

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-3 beats in a bar
-slow

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8
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Reel

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-simple time
-reely fast

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9
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How to recognize a Strathspey

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-lots of scotch snaps

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10
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How to recognize a March

A

-andante
-strong steady beat

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11
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What is a pibroch?

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Bagpipe solo with lots of grace notes

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12
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What is the difference between a folk group and a Scottish dance band?

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Folk group - traditional, fiddles, whistle, flute
Scottish band - ceilidh music, accordions !!

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13
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What is a vamp

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Bass note followed by a chord

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14
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What is a scottish drum, harp, and violin called

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bodhran, clarsach, fiddle

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