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Sean-nós singing

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does sean-nós mean?

a)

Old

b)

Modern

c)

New style

d)

Old style

2.

How is sean-nós music passed down?

a)

oral tradition

b)

vocal tradition

c)

notated

d)

recorded

3.

Sean-nós music has

a)

dynamics

b)

ornamentation

c)

a strict rhythm

d)

no improvisation

4.

The sean-nós song 'Na páipéir á saighneáil' sung by Eimear Arkins is

a)

a lament

b)

a folk song

c)

a drinking song

d)

a working song

5.

free rhythm has

a)

no regular pulse

b)

a steady pulse

c)

a set time signature

d)

no pulse

6.

In sean-nós singing what is most important?

a)

Words

b)

Rhythm

c)

Melody

d)

Dynamics

7.

Sean-nós singing is

a)

unaccompanied

b)

accompanied by a drone

c)

accompanied by a harp

d)

accompanied by a piano

8.

A melisma has

a)

one note per syllable

b)

many notes per syllable

c)

2 notes per syllable

d)

4 notes per syllable

9.

In sean-nós singing there is often

a)

a nasal tone

b)

a gutteral tone

c)

a soft tone

d)

an even tone