Scottish Music (Music, Songs and Dances)

Question 1

What are some instruments used in Scottish music to play the melody (the tune)?

Answer 1

-Accordion
-Fiddle (Violin)
-Bagpipes

Question 2

What are some instruments used in Scottish music to play the accompaniment?

Answer 2

-Acoustic Guitar
-Drum Kit
-Snare Drum
-Bodhran (Single Drum)
-Clarsach (Small Harp)

Question 3

What is a Scots Ballad?

Answer 3

-Tells a story
-Strophic form (same music for every verse)

Question 4

What is a Bothy Ballad?

Answer 4

-Song about farming life
-Many verses
-Usually unaccompanied

Question 5

What is a Walking Song?

Answer 5

-Women singing
-Call and repeat
-Constant beat
-Unaccompanied
-Gaelic

Question 6

What is Mouth Music?

Answer 6

-To dance to
-Unaccompanied
-Gaelic or nonsense words

Question 7

What are Gaelic Psalms?

Answer 7

-Gaelic
-Unaccompanied
-Church music

Question 8

How can you identify a March?

Answer 8

-Medium tempo
-2 or 4 beats in a bar
-Suitable to march to

Question 9

How can you identify a Waltz?

Answer 9

-3 beats in a bar
-Slow tempo

Question 10

How can you identify a Reel?

Answer 10

-4 beats in a bar
-Fast tempo

Question 11

How can you identify a Strathspey?

Answer 11

-4 beats in a bar
-Medium tempo
-Dotted rhythms

Question 12

How can you identify a Jig?

Answer 12

-Compound time
-Fast tempo
-6/8 time, slow 4s or fast 3s