Write down as many words as you can to describe
Scottish music?

 Musical Instruments/Groups: Accordion , Fiddle,
Bagpipes, Scottish Dance Band, Folk Group, Clarsach,
Bodhran
 Scottish Dances and Forms: March, Reel, Waltz, Jig,
Strathspey , Ternary (ABA), Binary (AB), Pibroch
 Features of Scottish Music: Question and Answer,
Drone, Vamp, Scotch Snap, Dotted Rhythms, Simple
Time, Compound Time.

Music for solo bagpipe, in theme and variation form, and usually has grace notes.
Often features a drone
Drone
One note held on or repeated in the bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2brqPhAsQ&list=PL6vgMRqnyCR4XN
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Folk Group
A group of two or more musicians who perform music in a traditional style, usually accompanied by guitars.
Scottish Dance Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXGVFJqS qqg&list=PLFF0040BBFD050EFE A band which plays Scottish music for people to dance to.
Instruments used are usually fiddle, accordion, piano, guitar and drums.

March
Waltz
Music with a strong
steady pulse with two or four beats in a bar.
A dance with three beats in
a bar in simple time . Tempo can be either slow or fast.
Reel
A lively dance with a
fast tempo in simple time.
Reels are often in
Binary Form
AB sections
Simple Time
The music has two, three or four beats in each bar, and each beat is a crotchet.

Jig
A lively dance with a fairly fast tempo (Allegro)
Is written in compound time.
Compound Time
The beat is divided into groups of three. Each Beat is a quaver beat.
Hint!
Try saying ‘jiggedy jiggedy’ or
‘strawberry strawberry’ with the music to decide if you are listening to a Jig.

Strathspey
Scotch Snap
A Scottish dance with four beats in a bar (simple time) and usually featuring the Scotch snap.
A very short accented note before a longer.
note
Usually has a steady tempo.
Dotted Rhythm
A long note followed by a shorter one or a short note followed by a longer one, as in a Scotch snap .

Question and Answer Vamp
A rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the beat and a chord off the beat. Usually played on piano or guitar.
An opening phrase which is followed by an answer phrase.
Activity
As you listen to the example of the vamp, decide which dance you are listening to?
Vamp

Identify the Scottish Dances using the information giving about them.
 1. Question 1
(play after 50 secs with drums)
 2 Question 2
(First section only)
 3.
Question 3
 4. Question 4
 5. Question 5

Identify the Scottish Dances using the information giving about them.
 1. March
 2. Strathspey
 3.Reel
 4.Waltz
 5. Jig