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Quick questions on Scottish music - SQA Higher Music
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What are the Scottish dances?Show answer
The dances are told apart by tempo, metre and rhythm. The strathspey is moderate, in four-time, and full of scotch snaps and dotted rhythms. The reel is fast and smooth-running, also in four-time. The jig is lively and in compound time (a 6/8 lilt).
What is q1?Show answer
How do a strathspey and a reel differ? [2 marks]
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What is a drone, and which instrument is it associated with? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What is a waulking song? [1 mark]
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