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Developing Understanding of 20th and 21st Century Music
Quick questions on Scottish and world music styles - SQA Higher Music Technology
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What is scottish traditional music?Show answer
Scottish traditional music is built on distinctive instruments and dance forms.
What is world music?Show answer
World music is the broad category covering traditional and popular musics from around the world. It is recognised by distinctive instruments, scales and rhythms that differ from the Western pop mainstream, for example the syncopated rhythms and instruments of Caribbean styles (reggae's roots), West African drumming, Latin American grooves and percussion, or Indian classical idioms with their drones and ragas. The unifying examinable idea is that an unfamiliar but characteristic instrumentation, scale or rhythmic feel points to a world-music tradition, often heard in fusion with pop.
What is q1?Show answer
Name three instruments characteristic of Scottish traditional music. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What is the difference between a jig and a reel? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What makes Celtic rock a fusion style? [2 marks]
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