Celtic Harp
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Track 22 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Traditional dance for Celtic harp and bodhran from Saydisc album 'The Lilting Banshee', performed by Eileen Monger (2'23")
Main features: Celtic harp, music based on two chords.
This traditional hornpipe dance is played on Celtic harp, accompanied by a bodhran (the Irish frame drum). The Track Explorer has four learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, the chord pattern of the first section, structure and the six tunes of the piece.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Key Stage 3, Ireland, Western Europe, Celtic Harp, Bodhran, Hornpipe, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Unit 6. Shanty time, Saydisc Records, Sea Shanties
Image. For an example, listen to Track 22 The Drunken Sailor (celtic harp and bodhran) from saydisc material
Official classification: Image, Celtic Harp, Curriculum support, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 9 from Saydisc "Percussion Around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.
'The King of the Fairies/ The Lilting Banshee' is an example of Irish music. The familiar sound of traditional Irish music comes from violins, piano accordions, penny whistles, the Celtic harp and the Ullieann pipes but supporting the spirit of the Irish sound is the Irish drum or the bodhran. Bodhran means "skin tray". It is a type of wooden frame drum that appears in cultures across the world. The Irish bodhran is characterised by a crosspiece behind the skin head which is held in one hand whilst the other hand hits the drum skin with the hand or a stick. The wooden rim and crosspiece are made from the Ash tree and the skin stretched over is from goat, sheep or deer.
In The King of the Fairies/ The Lilting Banshee the bodhran part is based around the steady beat. It is struck on each beat but gradually decorates each beat it plays with increasingly elaborate rhythmic patterns.
(In a music session the class could listen to The King of the Fairies and tap along to its steady beat in groups of 4. The piece can be heard in units of 8 groups of 4. The class could also tap along to the rhythm pattern of the tune which is good and bouncy.)
Official classification: Percussion, Timbre, Audio, Key Stage 3, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Celtic Harp, Bodhran, Uillean Pipes, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 13 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Music for Celtic Harp and the Irish Whistle from Saydisc album 'The Lilting Banshee' (2'16") Main features: timbre, structure, pitch. This Celtic music is played on two traditional Irish instruments. These are the Celtic harp and Irish, or 'penny' whistle. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and grace notes.
Official classification: Other Woodwind, Listening, The Classical Period, Interactive Activities, Ireland, Celtic Harp, Scotland, Track Explorer, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 9 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 1. Traditional dance for Celtic harp from Saydisc album 'The Lilting Banshee' (1'24") Main features: traditional Celtic instruments, structure, rhythm patterns. This Irish dance is played on traditional Celtic instruments, such as the bodhran and Celtic harp. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and rhythms of the bodhran.
Official classification: Listening, Rhythm, Form & Structure, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 1, Celtic Harp, Bodhran, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Charanga, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 22 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Ireland, Celtic Harp, Bodhran, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: celtic harp, bodhran, 6/8 time, chords Gm and F, minor mode
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