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Research into traditional music and (modern) media

 

We at Taigh na Teud (scotlandsmusic.com) have always tried to publish Scottish traditional music in easy, accessible and up to date formats. We have not only published sheet music in our books selected for different occasions (session books, Christmas collections etc.), but have also created DVDs to help you learn to play the Scottish fiddle. Many of our satisfied customers have enjoyed using our website and DVDs, and now we want to investigate how we can best use other new technologies to improve and extend how we help you learn and play Scottish traditional music.

In order to create our range of products in a way that fits your needs, rather than just implementing our own ideas we would like to ask you to take part in this survey. The results will be used to create, with your help, new products you will enjoy using.

 

Scottish traditional music in your life

What instruments do you play or teach (please tick all boxes that apply to you)?

Instrument Play Teach
Fiddle
Pipes
Clarsach / harp
Accordion
Guitar
Singing
Other (please specify):

 

Traditional music is played by different kinds of people. Which group do you belong to? Please tick all that apply.





 

Where do you usually play Scottish traditional music? Please tick all that apply.





 

Learning Scottish traditional music

Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, how do you learn new tunes? What kind of support helps you learning? Please read these statements and tick all boxes that apply to you.

Statement Disagree Neutral Agree
I need sheet music to play the tune.      
I need to listen to the tune played and adapt that to my own playing.      
I need to watch the tune played and adapt that to my own playing.      
I need additional information on techniques to learn the tune more quickly.      
Having the tune played in slow and fast mode would help me to learn the tune more quickly.      

 

And what methods do you use to learn new tunes (please tick all boxes that apply to you)?








 

Can you recommend any (multimedia) material that helps you when learning and playing Scottish traditional music? Which is your favourite Scottish traditional music book, CD or DVD and why do you like this particular one? This question is optional, but you may want to share your experiences with us, so feel free to use this space.

 

How do you find / order your material?

There are different ways to find books, CDs, DVDs etc.

Do you like the personal advice from your retailer in the shop or would you rather have the comfort of browsing at home? Select the statements that apply to you and if you wish you may also add additional comments explaining why you prefer one or another way of looking for your materials.

I prefer looking for new material Disagree Agree Reason
in person in a shop.
by phone.
on line.
through my teacher.
Other (please specify):

 

Once you know what you want to have, where do you actually buy / order it?

I prefer ordering / buying new material Disagree Agree Reason
in person in a shop.
by phone.
on line.
through my teacher.
Other (please specify):

 

Do you prefer having a collection of tunes (or lessons) compiled in a book, a CD or a DVD or would you rather buy an individual tune (or lesson) you want to learn specifically?

Statement Disagree Neutral Agree
I would prefer to buy individual sheet music rather than whole books.
I would prefer to buy individual mp3s rather than whole CDs.
I would prefer to buy individual video lessons or tunes rather than whole DVDs.

 

Media - old and new

New technology offers more and more ways to present information in different formats. What attracts you? How do you use different (home) media devices?

Device I have it and I can imagine using / I use it for learning purposes. I don't have it but I am interested in buying one for learning purposes.
TV / DVD player
CD Player
Computer
MP3 Player / iPod
Mobile phone
PDA / pocket PC
iPhone

 

Tell us how you would like your sheet music to be presented:




 

Tell us how you would like audio recordings to be presented:






 

And how would you prefer to watch videos?





Thank you

With your help we will be able to extend our product range to suit your needs. We want to combine new technologies with Scottish traditional music and your participation in this survey will help us do this. If you are interested in our new developments you may leave your contact details below, we would like to get back to you and ask for your opinion about those developments. Thank you for your time and of course you can use this box also for your own comments and suggestions: