Ellen Sinatra wrote: > > > Steve Wyrick wrote: > >> . . . and overall the tunes >> sound more accurate when time is taken from the following note. . . . > > Perfect subject heading for my follow-up question. > Is this what is known as the "Scottish snap"? > > Thanks, > Ellen Sinatra >
No, a Scottish snap is a 16th note followed by a dotted 8th, played downbow, upbow. The 2 notes are written beamed together. I'm not sure if this is a standard convention, but some people write them with a slur; this doesn't mean that they are played on a single bow, but is simply to distinguish them as a snap (in sight reading, this aids in telling a snap from the reverse, i.e. dotted 8th followed by 16th). -Steve -- Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
