Boogie-woogie
I can perform a boogie-woogie pattern on the piano.
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- Year 8
Boogie-woogie
I can perform a boogie-woogie pattern on the piano.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The boogie-woogie is an upbeat and energetic style of blues music that encourages people to dance.
- The piano is the key instrument in boogie-woogie.
- It is also a blues piano accompaniment pattern, which is said to sound like a train.
- This is due to the repetition, constant movement and tremolos that mimic train sounds. It is often staccato.
- Learning to play the boogie-woogie pattern with the 12-bar blues chords.
Keywords
Boogie-woogie - an upbeat style of blues music and the name of the piano accompaniment pattern used in boogie-woogie
Tremolo - alternating between two notes rapidly; sounds like a trembling effect
Staccato - when the notes are played in a short, detached way
Common misconception
Any note of the boogie-woogie pattern can rise and fall.
Whilst there are different variations of boogie-woogie, it is important that pupils keep the root the same and the 5th of the chord rises and falls.
Equipment
Keyboard instrument
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