GCSE Music HELP!!!

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Vail2002

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If your not from the UK, it doesnt matter be I am seriously stuck with a load of music homework. If anyone can help, please do. I have spent most of today looking for a website that can actually tell me anything of use - and I still havent found one.

Anyway, the homework is basically called 'What makes a tradition?' It's about British traditional music/instruments/dances. If anyone can help, please reply as soon as possible (before Wednesday might help seems thats when it has to be in) Even if you can find a website for me... thank you so much, in advance.
 
If I had to do that, I would go down the routes of the traditional sides of each country within the UK. With the folk songs, bagpipes, scottish country dancing, irish dancing etc. Stuff like that.
 
Just guessing but would you talk about classical instruments that are still used today, or maybe traditional elements in genres, so again instruments but also stuff like tempos, note patterns etc. Really dont know about music im afraid.
 
Yeah I'd go with that. I'd also say something about how Auld Lang Syne is sang every New Year as a traditional thing in the UK and I think around the world. I'll look around and see if I can find anything on Robert Burns for you... he's probably the most traditionally used poet in Scotland. Don't know about other places.

EDIT: Here you go...

http://www.britainusa.com/faq/showfaq.asp?SID=267

Check this out... it tells you a bit about Burns' Night and Bagpipes.
 
And how about the fact that traditional songs don't get taught to kids in school. Elmo - do you know the words to Flower of Scotland? (past the second verse) I picked it up from the sports matches as I was never taught it. And well they certainly don't teach 'God Save The Queen' up here but thats another story 😉
 
I know it... but only because one of my friends taught me it. I was never taught it in school. I wonder why they don't teach "God Save the Queen".... hmmmmm.... 😉

Traditional songs are taught by word of mouth... so people are meant to know them and be taught them by their parents and relatives.
 
elmo said:
Traditional songs are taught by word of mouth... so people are meant to know them and be taught them by their parents and relatives.
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I see your point here.

The reason I asked is that its our national anthem, and from what i've seen on tv/movies, kids in America get taught it and say it in school. If i'm wrong please correct me, just going by what is represented.

Where as we got none of that.
 
I know the words to God Save The Queen, its "God save our...something Queen, our something something something Queen" followed by a series of slurred words.
 
Faith said:
I see your point here.

The reason I asked is that its our national anthem, and from what i've seen on tv/movies, kids in America get taught it and say it in school. If i'm wrong please correct me, just going by what is represented.

Where as we got none of that.
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nope americans get taught that..well..they try to teach it. i never caught on to it...and the pledge. you are supposed to start the morning with both at least in catholic school but..in public so far just pledge in morning..dunno bout in elem. how it goes there but...its a drag. long song. i dun remember much but..dun see why we gotta know it...eh..anyway..

sorry can't help on the hw, sides second the good ideas of the others..but..gluck, im sure you'll do fine.
 
Your all on the right lines but I'll write in the questions. Can anybody answer?

Sword dances, morris dances, processional dances, maypole dances and animal dances are all English ritualistic dances. Name an occasion or festival, and place where any of these three dances takes place.

Name two instruments associated with each of the countries of the British Isles.

England - Concertina? and Northumbrian Pipes?
Ireland - Pipe and a fiddle?
Scottish - Bagpipes, pennywhistle (celtic)
Wales - Pibgorn

Name three traditional instruments capable of playing drones and melodies at the same time. (Bagpipes?)

Name three traditional instruments capable of playing chords. (Accordian or Melodeon?)

Name three tradtional percussion instruments. (Pibgorn - some drum thing)

Some of them I have added the answers I've got - I dont know if any of them are right. Can anyone fill the gaps or just help in some way???

Like I said you were all on the right lines but that would have helped for last half-terms homework. Thanks again.
 
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