Dance Speed Beats Other features Waltz Medium 3 Only dance with 3 beats Jig Fast 6/8 time STRAWBERRY, compound time, Fast 4 Simple time, fast Reel Strathspey Medium 4 Jumpy, Scotch Snap March Marching speed 2 or 4 Steady, strong pulse. Song Who? Where/About? Accomp? Other? Waulking Song Women At work No Beating sound Bothy Ballad Men Farm work Usually no Tells story Gaelic Psalm Both Church North No In Gaelic, Call & Scotland Response, not nice. Mouth Music Both Nonsense made Maybe Imitating melody of up Gaelic words bagpipes Ballad Both Telling story Lots of verses and chorus Literacy Tips Name Length (beats) Semibreve 4 Dotted Minim 3
Dance Speed Beats Other features Waltz Medium 3 Only dance with 3 beats Jig Fast 6/8 time STRAWBERRY, compound time, Reel Fast 4 Simple time, fast Strathspey Medium 4 Jumpy, Scotch Snap March Marching speed 2 or 4 Steady, strong pulse. Song Who? Where/About? Accomp? Other? Waulking Song Women At work No Beating sound Bothy Ballad Men Farm work Usually no Tells story Gaelic Psalm Both Church North Scotland No In Gaelic, Call & Response, not nice. Mouth Music Both Nonsense made up Gaelic words Maybe Imitating melody of bagpipes Ballad Both Telling story Lots of verses and chorus Literacy Tips Name Length (beats) Semibreve 4 Dotted Minim 3
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