Blues History

What musical technique can you hear?

• Call and response

• Verse and chorus

• Blues scale

• swing rhythm.

What style of song can you hear?

• Country Blues

• Memphis Blues

• Work Song

• Country Song

Why is 1865 important in the history of Blues music?

• African people were taken as slaves and they started to sing work songs?

• African/American slaves were free and they could develop their style?

• African/American slaves were told to work out in the cotton fields and started to use call and response?

What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?

• Walking bass Line

• Improvisation

• 12 Bar Blues

• Chords.

What is improvisation?

• A bass line?

• A melody you improvise using the Blues scale?

• A chord pattern?

• A melody written on paper?

Where did the Blues start?

• Southern France

• Southern USA

• Northern Europe

• Australia

What defines a Blues song?

• Fast tempo, synthesisers, drum machines

• Orchestral instruments, violins etc.

• Sad lyrics, slow tempo, call and response

• Happy lyrics, electronic instruments

What music did the Blues evolve from?

• Rock and Roll

• Rap

• Spirituals

• Pop

What mood does the Blues portray?

• Happiness

• Sadness

• Surprise

• Fear

How many bars in a Blues?

• 4

• 8

• 12

• 16