irish trad instruments

Question 1

ornamentation

Answer 1

allows for variation in tunes
add extra notes to embellish the tune

Question 2

cut

Answer 2

playing a quick note before the main note

Question 3

Double cut

Answer 3

2 quick notes played before the main note

Question 4

Roll

Answer 4

uses the melody note and notes directly above and below it

Question 5

How play the fiddle

Answer 5

generally in first position (gives range of just over two 8ves from G below middle C to B above treble clef)

Don’t need to grip instrument firmly between chin and shoulder as they don’t need to move left hand very far up/down fingerboard

May use left hand to support instrument

May hold against chest, shoulder, upper arm or under chin

Tend not to use full bow and a very light grip

Question 6

Droning

Answer 6

bow is drawn across two strings while only one of them is being fingered

Question 7

sliding

Answer 7

the pitch of a note is changed no more than a semitone but sliding the finger upwards along the string

Question 8

Tin Whistle

Answer 8

existed in ireland in 12gh century
made of tin,brass, wood or plastic
six holes for major scale
range just over two 8ves

Question 9

Cut

Answer 9

grace note that can separate two notes or accentuate the following note

Question 10

long roll

Answer 10

a main note, a cut on that note, a tap on the note directly below it and back to the main note

Question 11

short roll

Answer 11

cut on main note

Question 12

Vibrato (tin whistle)

Answer 12

achieved by opening and closing an open hole or by varying the breath pressure or by ur fingers

Question 13

Tin Whistle Player

Answer 13

Mary Bergin

Question 14

Uileann pipe parts

Answer 14

bellows, bag, seven pipes, the chanter, three drones and three regulators

Question 15

how are the uileann pipes played

Answer 15

pump the bellows with one elbow to keep the bag filled with air while you play the tunes on the chanter with both hands

Question 16

range of uileann pipes

Answer 16

two full octaves including semitones

Question 17

how create chords on uileann pipes

Answer 17

the tenor, baritone and bass regulators may be played singly or together to create chords

Question 18

styles of piping on uileann pipes

Answer 18

legato (open fingering)
staccato (close fingering)

Question 19

uileann pipes originated when

Answer 19

arrived in the 17th century and became popular at the end of the 18th century

Question 20

groups for uileann pipes

Answer 20

Ceoltóirí Chualann
The Chieftains

Question 21

Cran (uileann pipes)

Answer 21

useful for separating repeated notes in fast tunes
occurs on bottom D and E notes

Question 22

Pop (uileann pipes)

Answer 22

notes on the upper 8ve are accentuated when the chanter is lifted off the knee
this adds volume and changes the pitch slightly

Question 23

Pat (uileann pipes)

Answer 23

note is played and is closed off briefly resulting in a rhythmic silence
it can also refers to the ornamental note below the melody note

Question 24

Uileann Pipe Performer

Answer 24

Paddy Moloney