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1
Q

Clarsach

A

Scottish harp

2
Q

Scottish harp

A

Clarsach

3
Q

Slow air

A

Slow piece on fiddle where they can display their techniques

4
Q

Slow piece on fiddle where they can display their techniques

A

Slow air

5
Q

Bodhran

A

Scottish hand held drum

6
Q

Scottish hand held drum

A

Bodhran

7
Q

Scottish dance band

A

A band that would play in weddings or ceilidh

8
Q

A band that would play in weddings or ceilidh

A

Scottish dance band

9
Q

Pipe band

A

Drums and bagpipes

10
Q

Folk group

A

Combination of instruments

11
Q

Drums and bagpipes in this band

A

Pipe band

12
Q

Combination of instruments

A

Folk groups

13
Q

Celtic rock

A

Traditional music turned to rock

14
Q

March

A

2 or 4 beats in a bar

You could march to it

15
Q

Waltz

A

3 beats

Moderate tempo

16
Q

Straphspey

A

4 beats
Scotch snap (quick note followed by long)
Jumpy

17
Q

Reel

A

2 or 4
Faster than straphspey
Smoother

18
Q

Jig

A

Fast
Compound time (can be subdivided to 3 - humpty dumpty)
Skipping

19
Q

Cross rhythms

A

Two different rhythms played together

20
Q

Scottish ballad

A

Tells a story

21
Q

Bothie ballads

A

Only men

Doric

22
Q

Gaelic Psalms

A

Slow religious songs
Unaccompanied
Different speeds

23
Q

Waulking songs

A

Only women

rhythm beat