Scottish Music Flashcards
0
Q
Jig?
A
Compound time
Two or four beats in bar
Jennifer Jig
1
Q
What do these words mean? Pibroch
A
Bag pipe solo
2
Q
Slow air?
A
Slow traditional
Played on fiddle or bagpipes
3
Q
Mouth music?
A
Gaelic gobbledygook
Mainly voice
4
Q
Waulking song ?
A
Sung in Gaelic by women
Strong beat
While they waulked the wool
5
Q
Bothy ballad
A
Folk song
It tells a story
6
Q
Scots ballad
A
Scottish song that tells a wee story
7
Q
Gaelic psalm?
A
Sounds like cows
Sung unaccompanied
8
Q
Reel?
A
Scottish dance
Simple time
Played rather fast
Jenny reel
9
Q
Strathspeys
A
Scottish dance
4 beats in bar
Has scotch snaps
10
Q
March?
A
Strong steady pulse
Two or four beats in bar
