Scottish Dances Info

Scottish Dances Info

March

Strathspey

Reel

Waltz

Jig

March

• Music with a strong steady pulse

• Two or four beats in a bar

• In Simple Time

• At a steady speed that is suitable to march to

• A march is often heard together in a set with a strathspey and reel.

Strathspey

• Four beats in the bar

• Simple time

• Moderate tempo.

• It has a lot of dotted rhythms and usually features Scotch snap

Reel

• Four beats in the bar

• Fast tempo

• Simple time - 'Je-nny, Je-nny'

• Smooth rhythms and each beat is equally divided into groups of two or four.

• Often follows a Strathspey

Waltz

• Three beats in the bar

• Simple time

• Fairly slow tempo

Jig

• Fast tempo

• Compound time - 'Je-nn-ifer, Je-nni-fer'

Compound meter

• Beat divides into groups of 3 quavers instead of 2

• Je-nni-fer, Je-nni-fer instead of Je-nny, Je-nny

Multiple Choice

What dance is in fast Simple time?

• Strathspey

• March

• Reel

• Jig

Multiple Choice

Which dance is in fast compound time?

• Strathspey

• March

• Reel

• Jig

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Name the RHYTHMIC feature associated with the Strathspey.

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Which dances has three beats in the bar?

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What type of dance is this?

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