Ms. O's

1.Go to the link below and watch the videoclip below about the Blues.

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https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/blues/

 

2. Pick 3 of Youtube blues videos linked below to listen to.Which one did you like the most/least and why?

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3. The 12 Bar Blues is one of the most popular chord progressions in jazz, blues, and popular music. The blues has a distinctive form in lyrics, phrase, and chord progression.
From the very beginning, a simple chord sequence called the 12-bar blues has been followed by blues musicians. Lets review what we learned before Spring Break!

A music SCALE is a group of musical notes in ascending order starting with the first scale degree. So a C scale would be: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

A CHORD is a set of 3 or more different notes. (These usually stack like a snowman.)

NEW MATERIAL!
The chord sequence in a 12 Bar Blues uses only three chords - they are the primary chords of any key-chords I, IV and V:
• The chord built on the 1st scale degree: (() Tonic.
• The chord built on the 4th scale degree: (IV) Subdominant
• The chord built on the 5th scale degree: (V) Dominant

In the key of C major the chords are: ROMAN NUMERALS
I = C major (or One Chord)
IV = Fmajor (or Four Chord)
V = Gmajor (or Five Chord)

In 12 Bar Blues we use four beats in every bar/measure. The typical arrangement or order of the three chords in the 12 bar blues pattern is:
I I I I
C C C C

IV IV I I
F F C C

V IV I I
G F C C

4. Practice playing the chord progression of the Blues in C on any instrument you like and then play along with the 'Blues in C' audio track. OR:

Listen to the 'Blues in C' audio track and create your own lyrics. (The first two PHRASES repeat, the third is new material, and the fourth phrase ties it all together.)

5. Would you say the last choice ("Coronavirus Rhapsody") is a Blues song? Why or why not? (I couldn't resist this one!)
This is meant to be fun. Don't stress - just enjoy. If you don't understand 4., let it go or ask Leo Tritt or Huxley Sevian! Or...?

HAVE FUN!

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