What to listen for:

• Melody consisting of two contrasting musical phrases, one high and one low, played in alternation and varied improvisationally, and changed each time by the flutist
• Musical phrases unequal in length that also vary throughout the performance
• A constant, recurrent drum pattern
• Melodic ornamentation similar to that of traditional Irish music, and the tonic note that sounds slightly high (or “sharp”) to Western ears.