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82 Cards in this Set
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Tritonal |
low g to c |
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Timbre |
quality of sound |
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old men and the shells |
scallop shell used to drink whiskey |
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tail on note means |
makes note shorter |
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two dots at end of bar means |
repeat |
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how do you draw an eighth note |
filled in, one leg and one tail |
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pentatonic scale |
slave scale |
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what scale has six notes? |
celtic scale |
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bagpipe scale has how many notes |
nine |
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who wrote amazing grace |
john newton |
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chanter reed looks like |
bassoon |
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what is synthetic sheepskin? |
gortex |
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mystery tune |
lament for hugh has tritonal |
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retreat= |
return to quarters "the green hills of tyrol" |
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mary mcleod buried face down why? |
witchcraft-died at 103 skye poetess- superintendent of schools dundegan castle loved bagpipes |
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reveille |
get up! Johnny Cope |
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kenneth mackay |
played war or peace |
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who makes or repairs violins? |
luthier |
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Strings on fiddle? |
4 |
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What is added to e string to prevent whistling |
gold |
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what was henry torts contribution to violin? |
standardized the bow |
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what musical family is violin? |
String |
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What material is bow made from? |
Horsehair--male |
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what technique enables fiddlers to play quickly |
muscle memory |
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another name for sheep intestine? |
catgut |
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grace notes on violin |
shiver |
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how many types of scottish fiddling? |
4 |
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who banned fiddle in 19th century? |
church of England |
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thom anderson played? |
shetland |
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fingerboard on fiddle is made from? |
ebony |
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neck on fiddle is made from? |
maple |
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know names of notes on string fiddle? |
g, d, a, e |
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fiddle is tuned in |
perfect 5ths |
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earliest recorded scottish fiddler |
niel gow |
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harp is instrument of |
rebellion |
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what queen outlawed harp |
elizabeth I |
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irish harp |
trinity or brian boru harp |
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what king put irish harp on coins |
henry VIII |
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turlough carolan |
wrote hundreds of harp tunes and was blind d 1738 |
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reason for harp's decline |
inability to play accidentals (sharps and flats) |
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pedal harp scale |
chromatic |
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gothic harp another name? |
renaissance |
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who saved harp music? |
1792 edward bunting festival of harpers 10 people showed up he wrote down everything he could and released 3 collections |
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blind harper |
ronald dall morrison |
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what is unique about highland dancing |
balls of feet only |
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sword dance |
bad luck to touch the swords with feet |
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highland fling |
over body of vanquished enemy specific finger movements like stag |
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targe |
shield that the highland fling is danced on, spike sticking up |
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categories of dancing |
highland, national, lesser known |
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Seann triubhas |
old trousers |
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Irish jig |
make fun of the irish |
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what tune for sword dance? |
gilly callum |
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national dance |
earl of errol |
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national dance costume |
Aboyne |
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british army used for |
stamina strength and agility |
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most famous scottish r&b group |
average white band |
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lead singer of eurythmics |
annie lennox |
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flautist in jethro tull |
ian anderson |
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theme song lotr? |
annie lennox- into the west |
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hard rock band- young brothers |
ac/dc |
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highest paid dj |
calvin harris |
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patrick moore mckinnon composed song for his son |
lament for the only son |
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borriagg |
where mckinnon's piping school is located |
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for your eyes only- who sang it? |
sheena easton |
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Wanted to attend the biggest solo competition in inverness what's it called? |
northern meeting |
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what city do you have to go to to compete in bratach gorm? |
london |
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what type of women were not allowed to marry |
delicate |
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who wrote a flame of wrath for squinting patrick? |
donald moore |
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why did he squint? |
hereditary eye condition |
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what was the purpose of the highland games |
social event |
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what is the event when at highland games where the men toss telephone poles? |
tossing the caber |
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what is structure of primary piobaireachd? |
aab abb ab example: the wee spree |
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secondary piobaireachd? |
abcd cbad cd example the big spree |
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colin campbell |
170 tunes written out |
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Who was on Britain's got talent? |
susan boyle |
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who was the first woman to compete in highland dancing competition? |
Jenny Douglas |
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The first and last ( to date) native born American to win the Adult World Championship at Cowal Highland Gathering |
Hugh Bigney |
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what are dancers judged upon? |
timing, technique, deportment, hand and feet coordination, neatness, accuracy and feet position |
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what form of fiddling was influenced by bagpipes? |
west coast |
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what does the queen's piper do every morning 9-915 |
plays beneath the queen's window |
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what is the word for a double echo in piobaireachd |
? |
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Amen movement |
d with e grace note |