Blues
Overview
Understand how a new style of music was created during the slave trade. Explore the different components which feature in blues music and compose a piece of blues music using Garageband.
Example Key Words
12 Bar Blues Chord Sequence
A set of chords in a specific order made up of chords I, IV and V.
Walking Bassline
A bassline, played at a low pitch, that plays notes of equal length that relate to the chord being played.
Blues Scale
A specific scale used in the Blues.
Improvisation
Making up a musical idea on the spot.
Call and Response
One person plays or sings a musical idea, then other people play or sing back a different musical idea.