Irish Music

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

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OVERLAP

LISTENING

Melody

Structure

Instruments

Time signatures

Accompaniment

Stylistic features

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DANCE RHYTHMS

Reel Jig

Hornpipe

Slip Jig

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Reel

Cooley’s Reel [email protected]

Hornpipe

The Rights of Man [email protected]

Jig

I buried my wife and danced on top of her [email protected]

Slip Jig

Crow’s Nest [email protected]

Identify Irish Dances (and give extra information)

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DANCE 1

DANCE 2

DANCE 3

DANCE 4

DANCE 5

• Type of Dance

• Any title you know

• Bars of Rhythm

• Structure

• Instruments

• Style of playing

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SINGING

Anach Chuain 1. Non sean-nós 2. Sean-nós (Links disabled in web version)

ESSAYS: 1999-2008

1. Performer / Group

2. North America

3. Sean-nós singing

4. 20th Century

5. Regional styles

6. Dance Music

7. Collectors

8. Harping

9. Ornamentation

10. Céilí Band

11. Fusion

12. A performance

13. Instruments

14. Songs

Instruments

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

8. 7. 6.

WRITING ESSAYS

• Three or four main headings

• Evidence of personal research

• Well-known performers

• Verifiable tunes (e.g. on CD)

• Performances (e.g. venues)

• Specific musical examples

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GO N-EIRÍ AN T-ÁDH LIBH!

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