THE IRISH CULTURE BOOK

UNIT 4 TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

PART 1A DANCE TO THE MUSIC

BREAKDANCE – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxQQUAIGeI

SAMBA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34vrzq0yizQ

BALLET – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBYWTC2S2U

HAKA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gia4o6uRPzQ

BHARATANATYAM – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seYkBL2dzaU

BELLY DANCING – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2BPZcROWOI

DISCO DANCING – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUID0jSh2Ic

GANGNAM – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQToVqDMb8

TANGO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic4PQ-tnwJw

COSSACK – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhtfiKl4VWg

FLAMENCO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqxJMCQxb_Q

CANCAN – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE13dAMwGuk

PART 1B ii. WORLD INSTRUMENTS

iii. Listen to the audio extract below and fill in the grid in the book. You will hear each instrument twice.

Listen online by clicking below or click on the download symbol in the top right-hand corner of the ‘soundcloud’ link below to start your free download.

PART 2B IRISH INSTRUMENTS

i. Listen to the audio extract below and fill in the grid in the book. You will hear each instrument twice.

USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES FOR UNIT 4

PART 1A WORLD INSTRUMENTS

http://www.asza.com/ihm.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_instruments_(music)

PART 2A IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Example of Ceili music:

Example of Sean-nós Singing:

Example of ‘Seisiún’ Music:

PART 2B IRISH INSTRUMENTS

http://www.ceolas.org/instruments/

http://www.ireland.com/en-gb/blog/history-and-heritage/traditional-irish-instruments/

PART 3 WHISKEY IN THE JAR

Dubliners Version:

Thin Lizzy Version:

Metallica Version:

Grateful Dead Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amLungGziP0

PART 4 IRISH DANCING

IRISH DANCING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtnjd08c2JI

iv. BASIC STEPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrSaUKdVOs

v. WALLS OF LIMERICK

vi. RIVERDANCE

PART 5 AND FINALLY…

ii. Listen to some instrumental Irish music. Close your eyes and imagine the music is the soundtrack to a scene from a film.

Some suggested pieces of music:

Clannad – Harry’s Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KpNzalFKPo

Irish Dancing Music –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvXfUxRkIg

Quote of the week

“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.”

– Sigmund Freud about the Irish

THE IRISH CULTURE BOOK

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Ian O’Malley has worked in ESL, in Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, since 1996. He is DELTA-qualified and has worked as a teacher, academic director, examiner, teacher trainer, materials designer and editor. He has a masters in English literature and is a previously published author.