Irish Music Terms
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stephenmcf on June 19, 2012
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Random selection of Irish Music terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fiddle | An Irish violin |
| Drone | A long held note under the main melody (usually associated with the Uilleann Pipes) |
| Double Stopping | The practice of playing two notes together on the fiddle |
| Guitar | Micheal O'Domhnaill was an excellent accompanist on the ??? |
| Nylon | The type of strings used in the newer harp, gives a softer sound. |
| Banjo | An melody instrument in traditional music played like a guitar that also features heavily in county (American) music |
| Keyed | A _______ flute allows you to play more notes than a non-keyed flute |
| Uilleann Pipes | Air is pumped through the instrument by filling the bellows using your underarm strenght. What instrument is this? |
| Piano | The type of accordion most popular in Ceili Bands is the _________ accordion |
| Jig | A dance is 6/8 time |
| SlipJig | A dance in 9/8 time |
| Hornpipe | A dance that we can use humpty dumpty to sing along too |
| Slow Air | An Irish tune that we can't dance too |
| Ornamentation | The way in which traditional musicians put their own stamp on the music by using extra notes or changing the music slightly |
| Simple | Irish Music usually has a ____________ form |
| Dynamics | Irish Music has little or no change in _____________ during each performance |
| Modal | Irish Music tunes can be said to be __________ meaning they use a flattened 7th |
| SeanNos | Means old style" singing" |
| Nasal | The sound of your head voice, not your chest/tummy voice |
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