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Irish Music

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hornpipe is in 6/8 time

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Sean nos singing means

a)

New Style Singing

b)

Old Style Singing

c)

Normal Singing

d)

None of the above

3.

Irish music is generally

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Modal

4.

The end of Irish tunes usually include

a)

Wide leaps

b)

A variety of different chords

c)

A repeated last note

5.

Irish music began with

a)

The oral tradition

b)

The written tradition

6.

What is a feature of Sean nos Singing

a)

Nasal Tone Quality

b)

Free Rhythm

c)

Monophonic Texture

d)

All of the above

7.

Which of the following is not an Irish instrument

a)

Banjo

b)

Tin Whistle

c)

Wooden Flute

d)

Bodhran

8.

The reel is in

a)

4/4 time

b)

6/8 time

c)

9/8 time

d)

3/4 time

9.

Horn pipes are faster than reels

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Paddy Moloney plays

a)

Uillean Pipes

b)

Wooden Flute

c)

Concertina

d)

Bagpipes

11.

This rhythm is a

a)

Slip Jig

b)

Jig

c)

Horn pipe

d)

Reel

12.

This is a typical bar of rhythm for

a)

Reel

b)

Jig

c)

Hornpipe

d)

Slip jig

13.

This is a bar of rhythm for

a)

Hornpipe

b)

Reel

c)

Jig

d)

Slip jig

14.

The reel comes from

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

15.

The jig comes from the

a)

16th Century

b)

17th Century

c)

18th Century

d)

19th Century