Wow! The hour and 14 minutes I spent watching this video was extremely entertaining and valuable. I've started focusing my fiddle playing on Scottish music, and decided to search YouTube for "Scots snap". The search didn't return much of interest. I'm glad I thought to search for the variation "Scotch snap". Thanks SO much for putting this together and for sharing it here. I found much more than I was looking for, and my understanding of the music I've been playing has been changed forever.
A superb analysis of 'scotch-snaps' from one of the leading scholars in popular music research, Phil Tagg. This clip is going to be an invaluable aid for the teaching of rhythm, meter, rhyme, spoken and sung English. Above all, it provides a fascinating account of cultural identity and social class through a musicological critique that brims with countless relevant details – an awesome insight into polymetricity.
This is the best exposition of the rhythmic and linguistic roots of American swing / country / folk / gospel / Afro-Cuban clave I have heard.
In addition, the social background to the emigration of rural populations from the UK is very moving. Shirley Collins' version of 'Van Dieman's Land' from No Roses adds a powerful, emotional weight to the argument.
This film should be in the curriculum of every music college in the UK and USA.
Wow! The hour and 14 minutes I spent watching this video was extremely entertaining and valuable. I've started focusing my fiddle playing on Scottish music, and decided to search YouTube for "Scots snap". The search didn't return much of interest. I'm glad I thought to search for the variation "Scotch snap". Thanks SO much for putting this together and for sharing it here. I found much more than I was looking for, and my understanding of the music I've been playing has been changed forever.
DTesta9 7 months ago
I'm stunned, what a fantastic effort you've put into this! Incredibly educational and fascinating, I can't thank you enough for all the info :)
Rulemer 8 months ago
boring
dwaynedibbly 8 months ago
Brilliant! I can only imagine how long this took, and yet I would very much like similar analyses of other music. Incredibly useful for teaching.
yousteveyou 9 months ago
A superb analysis of 'scotch-snaps' from one of the leading scholars in popular music research, Phil Tagg. This clip is going to be an invaluable aid for the teaching of rhythm, meter, rhyme, spoken and sung English. Above all, it provides a fascinating account of cultural identity and social class through a musicological critique that brims with countless relevant details – an awesome insight into polymetricity.
Stan Hawkins
EgHs2723 9 months ago
This is the best exposition of the rhythmic and linguistic roots of American swing / country / folk / gospel / Afro-Cuban clave I have heard.
In addition, the social background to the emigration of rural populations from the UK is very moving. Shirley Collins' version of 'Van Dieman's Land' from No Roses adds a powerful, emotional weight to the argument.
This film should be in the curriculum of every music college in the UK and USA.
Paul Scott
blue55cat 10 months ago
I really enjoyed this
petecorey 10 months ago
Just finished watching it.
I am amazed at how much information can be collected when you start researching something as simple as a rythmic snap! Thanks for sharing this.
LerikCuritiba 10 months ago
"Found these words in a book of tango lyrics." Hahah, amazing. Regards from Brazil, congratulations for this incredible video!
LerikCuritiba 10 months ago