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Scottish and Irish

Discover the fascinating differences between the Great Highland Bagpipe and the Uilleann Bagpipe, two iconic instruments of Scotland and Ireland. The Highland Bagpipe is loud and perfect for solo performances with its limited note range, while the Uilleann Bagpipe offers a quieter, melodic experience ideal for intimate settings and jam sessions. Learn about their tuning, ranges, and the unique musical traits that define each bagpipe, as well as the cultural significance they hold in their respective traditions.

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Scottish and Irish

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  1. Scottish and Irish The differences between the national instruments of both nations

  2. The Great Highland Bagpipe • Lung-powered • Loud (not much dynamic range) • Ideal Solo or Featured • 9 notes + 2 nontraditional • Limited number of keys • Locked intonation • Chanters in different keys • “band” (>Bb), Concert Bb, Concert A • Drones tuned to the tonic in octaves

  3. The Uilleann Bagpipe • Bellows-blown • Quiet (not much dynamic range) • Ideal for jam sessions, low-key venues • Two octaves, chromatic • Can play in any key • Can bend notes • Chanters in different keys • Eb, D, C#, C, B, Bb, • Drones tuned with two on tonic unison and octave, and one on the fourth or fifth

  4. Side-by-Side • Highland & Uilleann • Uilleann w/Backstiching

  5. Highland Bagpipe The musical diversity of the instrument

  6. Written and SoundingFor the Bagpipe • Written A minor • treble clef, A4 is written tonic • Sounding Bb Mixolydian • Sounding tonic is Bb4 • Traditionally no accidentals, so sharps are implied on “C” and “F” in our “A” scale • Eb and G in Bb mixolydian

  7. The Highland BagpipeRange and Keys • Concert Bb Chanter: (Ab, Bb, C, Db*, D, Eb, F, Gb*, G, Ab, Bb) • Bb Mixolydian • AbMixolydian* • Eb Major • Ab Major* • C Minor *Indicates Non-traditional Notes • Bb Minor* • Eb Pentatonic • Ab Pentatonic • Db Pentatonic* • Bb Pentatonic

  8. The Highland BagpipeRange and Keys (con’t) • Concert A Chanter: (G, A, B, C*, C#, D, E, F*, F#, G, A) • AMixolydian • GMixolydian* • D Major • G Major* • B Minor *Indicates Non-traditional Notes • A Minor* • D Pentatonic • G Pentatonic • C Pentatonic* • A Pentatonic

  9. Bagpipe Arrangement • Simon Fraser University Pipe Band • Edinburgh Military Tattoo

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