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Pentatonic scale

Pentatonic scales are commonly used in Scottish music. You could try composing or improvising a melody using a pentatonic scale like the one in the example above.

You could add a drone accompaniment. This is a note, sometimes more than one, held in the bass. Bagpipes have a drone which accompanies the melody.

Another useful style of note to use is the Scotch snap. This is a common rhythmic device found in Scottish music where there is a shorter note followed by a longer note.