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  • Year 9

The 12-bar blues

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    Blues music and the 12-bar blues

    I can describe the instruments and features that create a blues sound and I can perform the 12-bar blues chords.
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    The role of the instruments and the bass pattern

    I can describe the roles of the instruments in a blues ensemble and I can perform a blues bass pattern
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Boogie-woogie

    I can perform a boogie-woogie pattern on the piano.
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    The blues scale

    I can play the notes of the C blues scale and a blues scale melody over the 12-bar blues chords.
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Building an improvisation

    I can create an extended improvisation over the 12-bar blues chords.
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

    Creating an idiomatic blues performance

    I can perform an idiomatic blues improvisation over the 12-bar blues sequence and create an extended blues performance.
    • 1 Slide deck
    • 1 Worksheet
    • 2 Quizzes
    • 1 Video

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