Bagpipes

What is the national instrument of Scotland?

• Violin

• Guitar

• Flute

• Bagpipe

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

How does a bagpipe produce sound?

• By plucking strings

• By hitting drums

• By using stored air in a bag

• By blowing air directly into pipes

What is the role of the blowstick in a bagpipe?

• To hit like a drumstick

• To decorate the bagpipe

• To blow air into the instrument's bag

• To control the notes produced

What part of the bagpipe is used to play different notes?

• Drum

• Bag

• Chanter

• Blowstick

Before the 15th century, how were bagpipes primarily used?

• In courts

• On battlefields

• In orchestras

• As folk instruments

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2