1. Scottish Dances

2. Waltz Waltz is a dance with 3 beats in each bar.
St Bernards Waltz, Volita, Pride of Erin

3. March A March has 2 or 4 beats in the bar and is used for Marching.
Military Two Step

4. Reel A Reel is a fast dance with 2 or 4 beats in each bar.
It makes great use of Quavers and Semiquavers
Dashing White Sergeant

5. Composing a March
A March has two beats in a bar. Here are some rhythms you can use.

6. You have now created a rhythm for your March 
Now you need to decide what rhythms you want to use in your 8 bar melody. Bars 5 & 6 should be the same as Bars 1 & 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1
You have now created a rhythm for your March 

7. Pentatonic Scale A pentatonic Scale is a five note scale.
A pentatonic scale is the most common scale used in Scottish Music. Many famous Scottish melodies including Auld Lang Syne and Marie’s Wedding are based upon the pentatonic scale.

8. Pentatonic in G Can you name the notes in the pentatonic scale?
B A D G E
Can you name the notes in the pentatonic scale?

9. To compose your melody you now need to allocate a note from the Pentatonic Scale (B A D G E ) to each note of your rhythm. D E B A G A B A G B A D E B A G D E A G

10. Now you need to transcribe your melody onto the Stave10