Traditional Features of Irish Music
- Wide range
- Unaccompanied
- Repeated notes
- Use of traditional instruments
- Ornamentation (Decorating the note)
- Free Rhythm
- Repeated final note
- Use of gapped scales
Structure/Form (The order of the song)
Example:
- Verse
- Chorus
- Verse
- Bridge
- Chorus
Non-traditional (Irish) Music Features:
- No Ornamentation
- Accompanied
- Syncopated Rhythm
- Dynamics
- Non-traditional instruments
Syncopation = stress on a weaker note to liven up the rhythm