The main difference between the traditional Irish dances is the metre: The jig is in compound time (6/8, 9/8 or 12/8) The reel is in simple time (2/4, 4/4 or 2/2) The hornpipe is in simple time (2/4 or 4/4) and has dotted rhythms.Click to see full answer. Then, what is a reel in music?Definition: A reel is a traditional dance tune type, commonly found in traditional Irish music, as well as traditional Scottish music, as well as other genres that were subsequently influenced by Irish or Scottish music. Reel can also refer to a country dance that is performed in figures.Similarly, what is a double jig? A double jig is in 6/8 time and features two groups of three eighth notes per bar. A single jig can be written in 6/8 or 12/8 (usually called a slide, then), and features a rhythmic pattern of a quarter note followed by an eighth note, commonly with two quarter notes at the ends of each part of the tune. Keeping this in consideration, what is the time signature of a jig? 6/8Is double jig the same as treble jig?A “treble” is a hard shoe move that resembles a “shuffle” done in tap dance. The Treble Jig is most likely the first hard shoe dance your dancer will learn. BIll said I forgot this: Treble jigs are called “double jigs” as well; they use the same music as light jigs, just slowed down.

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