Transcript National 5 Scottish Music

N5
A small Scottish harp used
in folk music. Clarsach is
Gaelic for harp. It is a
string instrument.
Clarsach
Bodhran
An Scottish/Irish
wooden drum,
played with a
wooden beater.
Often used in folk
music.
Pibroch
Music for solo
bagpipe, in theme and
variation form.
The melody/theme is
decorated by
ornaments called
grace notes.
Grace Notes
Celtic Rock
A style of music that mixes Celtic folk music
and rock together. The band would probably
have a drum kit.
Scottish Songs
Bothy Ballad
Basically a ‘bothy’ is a
shelter. They were
traditionally homes for
‘ghillies’ or farm
workers on a large
estate or farm.
Nowadays they are
mainly used by climbers
as a shelter or stop
over.
What to listen for:
•Story about farming/working in Doric dialect (Aberdeenshire)
•Very long verses, each verse has the same tune but the lyrics change
Scottish Songs
Gaelic Psalm
These are sung by
the congregation
of the Free
Church of
Scotland in
Gaelic.
The psalms are
unaccompanied
and are led by the
minister or a
precentor.
Sliding from one
note to the next
is very common in
this style.
Scottish Songs
Waulking Song
‘Waulking’
What to listen for:
• Gaelic words with accompanied ‘thumping’ on the table
(this was the cloth being ‘waulked’).
• Short verses sung by a solo female
• Chorus sung by a group of females
• Melody/tune repeats but the words change (strophic
structure)
Reminder of N3 Scottish Concepts
Styles
March
Reel
Waltz
Groups
Scottish Dance Band
Folk Group
Instruments
Accordion
Acoustic guitar
Bagpipe
Fiddle
Reminder of N4 Scottish Concepts
Styles
Jig
Mouth Music
Pentatonic
Scotch snap
Scots ballad
Strathspey
Vamp
Instruments
Drone
Snare Drum
N5 Scottish Concepts
Styles
Bothy ballad
Celtic rock
Gaelic psalms
Pibroch
Waulking Song
Instruments
Bodhran
Clarsach