Scottish Music Flashcards
Instruments in Scottish music:
- Bagpipes
- Accordion
- Fiddle (violins in Scottish music)
- Bodhran (small drum with beater)
- Clarsach (small Celtic harp)
What instruments are in a Scottish dance band?
- Fiddle
- Accordion
- Drum kit
- Piano
What music do Scottish dance bands play?
Ceilidh music
What are a folk group (scottish)
A group which play traditional Scottish music with a singer and any Scottish instrument(s)
What are the key features of a march?
Simple time (3 4)
Steady tempo
Andante (walking tempo)
What are the key features of a waltz?
Simple time (3 4)
Steady Tempo
Moderato
Often have vamps
What are the key features of a jig?
Compound time (6 8, 12 8, etc)
Allegro
(Can you say jiggity jiggity jiggity jiggity?)
What are the key features of a reel?
Simple time (2 4 or 4 4)
Allegro
(Can you say running running running reel?)
What are the key features of a strathspey?
Simple time (2 4 or 4 4)
Steady tempo (andante/moderato)
Scotch snaps (𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅮.)
What are the key features of a scots ballad?
Tells a story
Strophic form (Verse & Chorus)
Slow steady tempo
What are the key features of mouth music?
Sing in Gaelic
“nonsense” words (doesn’t make sense)
Traditionally unaccompanied
Quick, upbeat tempo
What are the key features of a pibroch
Bagpipe solo
Unaccompanied
Hard to feel steady tempo
What are the key features of Celtic rock?
Music that includes both Scottish and rock instruments
What are the key features of bothy ballad?
Sung by men
Unaccompanied
Upbeat tempo
About farm work
What are the key features of waulking song?
Sung by women
Work song
Steady beat from thumping tweed
Gaelic
Unaccompanied
Gaelic Psalms
Sung in gaelic
Religious
Unaccompanied
No beat/pulse
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