world music

Question 1

name some instruments from Scottish music?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 1

accordion
Bodhrán
fiddle
clarsach
tin whistle

Question 2

what is a drone?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 2

drone is a long continuous low note produced by the bagpipes

Question 3

what is a pibroch?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 3

pibroch is a piece for solo pipers

it includes lots of grace notes

Question 4

what is a pipe band?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 4

a pipe band is a group of bagpipes with snare , tenor and bass drums

Question 5

what is a Scottish dance band?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 5

a Scottish dance band is a band who play music for Scottish dances. it features instruments such as accordion fiddle , drum kit and acoustic guitar

Question 6

what is a vamp?

Scottish music T/D

Answer 6

a vamp is an accompaniment pattern commonly heard on piano.

it goes note - chord - note - chord.

Question 7

describe a folk group

Scottish music T/D

Answer 7

folk group it might include acoustic guitar , tin whistle , voice , Bodhrán ,accordion or mainly other instruments

Question 8

what is a gaelic psalms?

Scottish music S

Answer 8

a Gaelic psalms is a unaccompanied hymn sung in gaelic by the congregation and the leader

Question 9

what is a bothy ballad?

Scottish music S

Answer 9

bothy ballad is an unaccompanied song sund in scots by men they sing about farming life

Question 10

what is a call and response?

Scottish music S

Answer 10

a call and response is where 1 person sings and then people sing in response

Question 11

what is scots ballad?

Scottish music S

Answer 11

scots ballad is a song sung in scots. it may be accompanied or unaccompanied. it also tells a story

Question 12

what is mouth music?

Scottish music S

Answer 12

mouth music is an unaccompanied solo garlic song. it uses made up words instead of instruments

Question 13

what is a waulking song?

Scottish music S

Answer 13

a walking song is a song sung in gaelic by women waulking tweed. it uses call and response. it is also unaccompanied.

Question 14

what is a strathspey?

Scottish music S

Answer 14

a strathspey is a slower dance with 4 beats in a bar. it features scotch snaps

Question 15

what is a scotch snap?

Scottish music S

Answer 15

a scotch snap is a short note followed by a long note

Question 16

what is a march?

Scottish music S

Answer 16

its a dance with a strong beat played at a marching tempo

Question 17

what is a waltz?

Scottish music S

Answer 17

a waltz is a slow dance with a slow beat in a bar

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Question 18

what is a reel?

Scottish music S

Answer 18

a reel is a quick dance in simple time it features lots if running quavers

Question 19

what is simple time?

Scottish music

Answer 19

simple time is where each beat divides into 2

Question 20

what is compound time?

Scottish music

Answer 20

compound time is where each beat divides into 3s

Question 21

what is a jig?

Scottish music

Answer 21

a jig is a quick dance in compound time

Question 22

its jazz time

Answer 22

its jazz time

Question 23

what is the blues?

Jazz music S

Answer 23

the blues is a early type of jazz . it sounds sad and slow tempo.

Question 24

what is improvisation?

Jazz music S

Answer 24

improvisation is a feature of jazz where performers make up melodies in the spot

Question 25

what is syncopation? Jazz music S

Answer 25

syncopation is a feature if jazz where melodies are played off the beats.

Question 26

what is scat singing? Jazz music S

Answer 26

scat singing is a vocal improvisation used in jazz it is made up of words.

Question 27

what is ragtime? Jazz music S

Answer 27

ragtime is a style of jazz piano. the right hand plays syncopated melody. the left hand plays a vamp . like note chord note chord

Question 28

what is swing Jazz music S

Answer 28

swing is a style of jazz it is popular in the 1930s it is played by a big band. it is played mostly for dancing.

Question 29

what is a dotted rhythm? Jazz music RT

Answer 29

a dotted rhythm is a long quaver followed by a short quaver

Question 30

what is gospel? Jazz music S

Answer 30

gospel is sung by a choir in harmony it features Christian lyrics

Question 31

what is reggae? Jamaican music S

Answer 31

reggae is a style of Jamaican music it is relaxed tempo accents on beats 2 and 4.

Question 32

what is steel bands? Jamaican music S

Answer 32

steel bands is a style of Caribbean music played on tuned oil drums

Question 33

what is Latin music? Latin music S

Answer 33

Latin music is a style of south American music for dancing. it is lively and percussive

Question 34

what is African music? African music S

Answer 34

African music features percussion playing cross rhythms. it may include vocals singing call and response.

Question 35

what is cross rhythms? African music RT

Answer 35

cross rhythms has many different rhythms played at the same time.

Question 36

what is Indian music Indian music S

Answer 36

Indian music features a sitar and a tibia

Question 37

what is a sitar? Indian music TD

Answer 37

a sitar is a Indian guitar

Question 38

what is a tibia Indian music TD

Answer 38

a tibia is a pair of Indian drums