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Why are we studying this?
• To learn more about our culture.
• To expand our musical vocabulary.
• To be able to recognise traditional Scottish instruments and dances when we hear them.
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How to use this revision material:
• For sound examples go to • http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
learnlisteningonline/atozdictionary/index.asp
or• http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic/
concepts/index.asp
You can also use http://www.youtube.com/
to find sound clips.
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The Music of ScotlandFeatures of Scottish MusicWhat makes Scottish music sound Scottish?
• Instruments
• Melody
• Scales
• Grace notes
• Rhythm
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Bagpipes
Pipe Band
Listen to the sound of the bagpipes
Listen to the sound of a pipe band
A pipe band includes drums as well as pipes. Most commonly marching bass drums & snare drums.
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Bagpipes
• Drones
• Chanter
• Reed
Styles of Bagpipe music
• Pipe Band
• Pibroch•http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic/national5/concepts/pibroch.asp
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Instruments
Fiddle
Accordion
The fiddle, is just a Scottish word for violin.
Listen to this example of Scottish fiddle music
The accordion is very much associated with Scottish music.
Listen to the sound of an accordion
This fiddle is accompanied by which instrument?
This bass – chord, bass – chord style of piano accompaniment is called a vamp. Listen out for it in future excerpts.
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Instruments
ClarsachThe clarsach is a Scottish harp. It comes in a number of sizes, but is smaller than an orchestral harp. Listen to the sound of
the clarsach
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Clarsach Pedal Harp
Clarsach means small harp.
Notice the difference in height!
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Instruments
BodhranThe bodhran is an Irish wooden drum, held in one hand and played with a wooden beater. It is often used in Scottish folk music.
Listen to the sound of the bodhran
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Modern Folk music
Folk music is still very much alive & well
Here’s an example of modern folk music
Here’s another
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Celtic Rock
Here’s an example of celtic rock music
Here’s another
A style of music that mixes folk music and rock music together
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Scottish Dance Music Played by a Scottish Country Dance Band
Heard at a CeilidhListen to the sound of an Scottish Country Dance Band
Click the picture above to view
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Folk Group A group of two or more musicians who perform music in a traditional style usually accompanied by guitars.
Perform traditional music from a particular country e.g. Scotland.
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Some extra instruments you might hear in Scottish music...
• Piano
•Guitar
•Drumkit or Snare Drum
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The Scottish Dances
• March
• Strathspey
• Reel
• Jig
• Waltz
•Scotland has a rich dance tradition and dancing requires music!
•Ceilidh dancing, Highland dancing, country dancing, Scottish step dancing
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The Reel A quick dance
In Simple time 2/4 or 4/4
‘Straight’ rhythms (quavers / crotchets etc.)
No ‘jumpy’ rhythms
Sounds like “Running Reel, Running Reel”Listen to this reel
Here’s another one
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LETS WORK ON RHYTHM!
REEL
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The JigAnother quick dance
In Compound time 6/8
‘Jumpy, Skippy’ rhythms (triplets & ‘dotted-sounding’.)
You can hear: “one-and-a-two-and-a” or “skippity-skippity skippity-skippity”
Listen to this jig
Here’s another Jig
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JIG
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The Strathspey A more slow dance (at a walking pace)
In Simple time 4/4
The only dance to contain Scotch Snaps
Listen to this strathspey
Here’s another one
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STRATHSPEY
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The Waltz A slow dance
In 3/4 time
Count “ 1,2,3 1,2,3”
Listen to this waltz
Listen to another one
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WALTZ
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The March A dance at a ‘marching’ pace
Can be in 4/4, 2/4 or 6/8 time
Sounds like you could
‘march to the strong beat’. Listen to this march
Here’s another one
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• ‘Scotland the Brave’ is a march
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Scottish Dance Quiz!
1– Name the dance being played. 2 – Name both the style of music and the dance being played.3 – Name the dance being played.4 – Name the dance being played and the type of group playing.5 – Name the dance being played and whether the dance is in simple or compound time.
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MelodyPentatonic Scale
Bagpipe &###
Grace note
ÞÏj
Ïj Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ∙ ∙ ∙
44&bAuld Lang Syne
Ï Ï . ÏjÏ Ï Ï . Ï
j Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ïj Ï Ï ú. Ï
Grace Notes
The easiest way to find the pentatonic scale is the black notes on a piano keyboard.
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RhythmScotch Snap
44&bAuld Lang Syne
Ï Ï . ÏjÏ Ï Ï . Ï
j Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ïj Ï Ï ú. Ï
6
Bagp. &bÏ Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . ∙Ï Ï .
44&bAuld Lang Syne
Ï Ï . Ïj
Ï Ï Ï . Ïj Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ï
j Ï Ï
&bú. Ï Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . Ï Ï . ∙Ï Ï .
&b
Al ly∙ BalÏ Ï
ly∙ Al
Ï Ïly∙ Bal ly∙ Bee
Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏSit tin'∙ on
Scotch snap
Ï Ï .yer Mam
Ï Ïmy's∙ knee
Ï Ï . Ï∙
&b ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
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Ally Bally Bee
Strathspey
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CONCEPTS!
• VampA rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the beat and a chord off the beat. Usually played by piano or guitar.
• Scotch SnapA very short accented note before a longer note
• Simple TimeThe music has 2,3 or 4 beats in a bar. Each beat is usually 1 crotchet beat.
• Compound TimeThe beat is divided into groups of 3 pulses. 2 dotted crotchet beats in a bar- 6/8
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Vamp
A rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the beat and a chord off the beat. Usually played on piano or guitar.
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Scotch Snap
A very short accented note before a longer
note.
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Simple TimeMusic has two, three or four beats in each bar. Each
beat is usually one crotchet. The first beat of each bar is slightly accented.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Compound TimeThe beat is divided into 3 pulses.
1 + a 2 + a
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Scottish Vocal Music• used to tell a story• to work to• to dance to • to entertain
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• Working song
• Listen for the ‘Thud Thud’
• Call & Response technique
• Singing in Unison
Listen to this waulking song
Listen to another
Waulking song
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Bothy Ballad
• Sung by men
• Tales of Farming
• Often humorous
• Usually unaccompanied
Listen to this Bothy Ballad
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Scots Ballad• Tells a story
• Handed down through word-of-mouth
• Often through travelling people
Listen to this Scots Ballad
Listen to another
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Mouth Music(Puirt-a-beul)
• Music to dance to
• No instruments (Unaccompanied)
• Very rhythmical
• Gaelic nonsense words sung in imitation of the sound of bagpipes
Listen to this Puirt-a-beul
Listen to another
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Gaelic Psalm Singing• ‘Eerie’ sound
• Slow
• Congregation follows minister
• Singing in UnisonListen to some Gaelic Psalm singing