Year 9Term 1a

Blues

https://www.apronus.com/music/flashpiano.htmInteractive keyboard using computer keyboard or mouse. Try using the record option to listen back to your work.Alternatively, you can print out a desktop paper version to for ‘silent’ practice.

EXTRA CHALLENGES:

• Try 3-finger chords• Try 3-finger chord +

extra melody note after

• Try BROKEN chords

Learn this 12 bar Blues chord progression using the left hand and single finger chords.Hold each chord for 4 beats.

Learn the main melody pattern:

When you can play it REALLY well, do this:• Play the melody line 3 times – see next slide• Put the left hand chords with it.

G Hand Position

Grade : 4 Adding Fills

Example withFills

Add improvised fills now

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Blues 2: GCSE Grade 5

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Blues Improvising Task

Play the notes of the Blues Scale :

Now use notes from the scale to improvise a melody over the top ofthe blues chords:

Stage 3 Use 1 melody note per barStage 4 Use 2 notes per barStage 5 Use 3 of the given rhythm patterns: 1 pattern for line 1;

same pattern for line 2 and a different pattern for line 3. (A-A-B)Stage 6 Use more varied rhythmsStage 7 Add fills at ends of linesStage 8 Add blues-style backing beat and perform