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Musical instruments around the UK

CULTURE FOCUS
A Listen to the sounds. Which
of the musical instruments shown There are many musical instruments in
in the pictures do you think make Serbian traditional music. Some examples are
these sounds? the gusle, which is a violin with one string and the
frula that looks like a lute. Do you know of any
The harp is a national
The har p is a national other traditional musical instruments of Serbia?
symbol of Ireland and has
symbol of Ireland and has
even appeared on Irish B Look at the pictures again. Do
even appeared on Irish
lags in the past. The you recognise any of the musical
Irish harp is around instruments? Do you know anything
1,000 years old, if about them? Listen, read and find
not more. The strings out more.
that it is very di icult to play! © MM Publications
on traditional harps
were originally Scotland is famous for
made of metal, and its traditional bagpipes –
its traditional bagpipes –
everyone thought but did you know that
but did you know that
harp musicians bagpipes probably irst
were very talented. came from the Middle East?
Visitors to Dublin Bagpipes were brought to the
Bagpipes were brought to the
can see a famous UK by the Romans and, at one
traditional harp at point, England, Wales, Ireland
the university there. and individual parts of Scotland
the university there.
each had their own di ferent
kind of bagpipes. Of course, the
most famous of these are the
One of the Great Highland bagpipes. Today
oldest Welsh you can still see (and hear) them
instruments on traditional Scottish holidays
is the crwth. and at many events.
It is made of wood and has
It is made of wood and has
six strings. The crwth is di ferent
six strings. The crwth is di ferent
from most string instruments because the Concertinas were irst made in London in the
from most string instruments because the
musician uses a bow to play all the strings at 19 century. In the beginning, only rich people century. In the beginning, only rich people
musician uses a bow to play all the strings at
th
the same time. Over time, the crwth became could buy them, but cheaper models became
the same time. Over time, the crwth became
could buy them, but cheaper models became
less and less popular until it disappeared available after a while. They soon became
less and less popular until it disappeared
completely from the music scene for many popular all around the UK. Today there are
years. Today some people have started many di ferent types of concertinas, and they are
learning to play it again. However, they say still used in traditional music.

C Read again and match each statement
to the correct instrument. Write H for Harp, PROJECT
B for Bagpipes, Cr for Crwth or C for Concertina.
Make a poster!
1. This instrument used to appear on a lag.
Choose a musical instrument. It can be modern
2. This instrument is played in a di erent or ancient, from your own country or from

way from other instruments of the another country. Do research to answer some
same kind. of the following questions.
3. This instrument was very expensive • Where was it first made?
when it was irst made. • What is it made of?
• How do you play it?
4. This instrument was probably irst made
in another country. • What kind of music do people play on it?
• Do you know any interesting stories about it?
5. Musicians stopped playing this instrument
Make a poster for the instrument with pictures
for a long time. Make a poster for the instrument with pictures
as well as the information you found.
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