Skye Waulking Song - QUIZ

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What is the Skye Waulking Song an example of?
Celtic Fusion
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What is 'waulking'?
Pounding cloth
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What does singing while 'waulking' do?
Keeps time
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Waulking songs are usually:
Call and response
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What is the Skye Waulking Song based on?
A lament
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What is the texture?
Layered
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The texture is built up through a rhythmic pattern on the drum kit, a bass line on the bass guitar, chords on synth and accordian and the main melody on the voice. There are _____ melodies on other instruments.
Counter
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Folk instruments are used, such as the wurlitzer piano (early electric piano) and the uilleann pipes (soft tone bagpipes). The _______ (Greek lute) is also used.
Bouzouki
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During some points on the score, it says N.C. This means:
No Chord
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The whole piece starts with a:
Cluster chord
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There is an __________ break in verse 2.
Instrumental
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The melody is:
Pentatonic
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The melody uses a low register and is mainly:
Syllabic
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The whole song is in a different language. This language is:
Scots Gaelic
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The song is in ___ major
G
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3 main chords are:
G Em C
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Dominant chord of the key (D) is avoided which gives the piece a _____ feel to it.
Modal
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The Skye Waulking Song is in:
12/8
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There is frequent ________ in the countermelodies.
Syncopation
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When the full band is playing it clearly emphasises the:
time signature
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What is 'waulking'?

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Pounding cloth

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What does singing while 'waulking' do?

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Waulking songs are usually:

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What is the Skye Waulking Song based on?

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