Sean-nós singing

What does sean-nós mean?

• Old

• Modern

• New style

• Old style

How is sean-nós music passed down?

• oral tradition

• vocal tradition

• notated

• recorded

Sean-nós music has

• dynamics

• ornamentation

• a strict rhythm

• no improvisation

The sean-nós song 'Na páipéir á saighneáil' sung by Eimear Arkins is

• a lament

• a folk song

• a drinking song

• a working song

free rhythm has

• no regular pulse

• a steady pulse

• a set time signature

• no pulse

In sean-nós singing what is most important?

• Words

• Rhythm

• Melody

• Dynamics

Sean-nós singing is

• unaccompanied

• accompanied by a drone

• accompanied by a harp

• accompanied by a piano

A melisma has

• one note per syllable

• many notes per syllable

• 2 notes per syllable

• 4 notes per syllable

In sean-nós singing there is often

• a nasal tone

• a gutteral tone

• a soft tone

• an even tone