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Teacher:Mr.Johnston

YourName:__________________________________________________

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BluesKeywords

12BarBlues

Chord

Riff

Solo

Improvisation

Accompaniment

WalkingBass

Melody

BluesScale

Syncopation

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QUESTION: WhatdoyouknowalreadyaboutBluesMusic?

1.Think: Thinkaboutitquietlybyyourself.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions…..

Whatdoesitsoundlike?Wheredoesitcomefrom?

Whendiditstart?Whoperformedit?Whywasitwritten?

2. Write:Writesomeideasofyourown.

3. Pair:Talkwithyourpartnertofindsomenewideas.Jotdownafew.

Share:

Shareyourideaswiththegroup.

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Focus Question: Your thoughts/answers

Time

When do you think it was it

written and why?

(Early, middle or Late/Modern

Blues)

Place

Where do you think it came

from?

Culture

How does this music reflect the

culture it originally came

from?

Evaluation of _________________

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THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

DYNAMICS

Is the volume of the music loud or quiet?

TEMPO

Is the speed of the music fast or slow?

TEXTURE

Is the music thick or thin?

How many instruments / voices can be heard? Are there a lot of instruments playing at once or only a

few?

PITCH

Is it a high or low sound?

TIMBRE

What is the sound / tone of the music like? The particular sound of each instrument.

Eg. Bright trumpet, breathy flute, woody clarinet etc

DURATION

Is the sound long or short? How long does a sound last?

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ListeningandDescribingMusic

DATE:_______________________TITLE:________________________________________STYLE:______________________ COMPOSER:__________________________________Describewhatyouarehearing......

TheDynamics: __________________________________________

TheTempo: ___________________________________________ TheTexture: ___________________________________________ThePitch:

DATE:_______________________TITLE:________________________________________STYLE:______________________ COMPOSER:__________________________________Describewhatyouarehearing......

TheDynamics: __________________________________________TheTempo: ___________________________________________TheTexture: ___________________________________________ThePitch: ___________________________________________

Anyothercomments?E.g.Instruments,mood,atmosphere.......__________________________________________________________________________________Purpose/occasion(whatisthemusicusedfor?)_____________________________________________Didyoulikethispieceofmusic?________Why?___________________________________

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BluesListeningAssessment

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DATE:_______________________TITLE:________________________________________STYLE:______________________ COMPOSER:__________________________________

Describewhatyouarehearing......

TheDynamics: __________________________________________(1)TheTempo: ___________________________________________(1)

TheTexture: ___________________________________________(1)ThePitch: ___________________________________________(1)

Makeacommentonthemoodandatmosphereofthismusic________________________________________________________________________________(1)Purpose/occasion(whatisthemusicusedfor?)___________________________________________(1)Didyoulikethispieceofmusic?________Why?___________________________________(2)

Targetsetting

ToimprovemylisteningskillsIneedto....

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How to Create Chords!

1. Youmustusefingers1,3and5asshown.2. Makesureyouareaccuratewiththenotesineachchordto

makethemsoundcorrect.

Progresscheck:

q IcanplayaGchordq IcanplayanCchordq IcanplayaDchordq Icanusethecorrectfingersforeachq Theysoundcleanandclearwithnowrongnotes

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q Seenbyteacher______q Recorded

PeerAssessmenttask

1. Ican......... 2. MyPartnercan........

q Playthe12barBlueswithonlysome

mistakes

q Playthe12barBlueswithonlysome

mistakes

q Playthe12barBlueswithno

mistakes

q Playthe12barBlueswithno

mistakes

q Playthe12barBluesintimewithmy

partner

q Playthe12barBluesintimewithme

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Leveldescription SuccessCriteria:

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Theyselectandmakeexpressiveuseoftempo,dynamics,phrasingandtimbre.Theymakesubtleadjustmentstofittheirownpartwithinagroupperformance.

UsingmusicalelementsIcan:

q selectandmakeexpressiveuseoftempo,dynamics,phrasingandtimbre

q Theymakeadjustmentstomypartwithinagroupperformance

Theyrefineandimprovetheirwork.

ImprovingyourworkIcan:

q Suggestimprovementstomywork(andotherpeople’swork)usingtheMusicalElements–Tempo,DynamicsorRhythm

Theyimprovisemelodicandrhythmicmaterialwithingivenstructures,useavarietyofnotations,andcomposemusicfordifferentoccasionsusingappropriatemusicaldevices.

Performingtheblues–JackassBluesIcan:

q playtheJackassbluesmelodyandimproviseusingnotesfromthebluesscale

q playtheJackassBluesmelodyq performawalkingbasslineq usechordstoplaythe12barblues

Theyperformsignificantpartsfrommemoryandfromnotations,withawarenessoftheirowncontribution.

RhythmIcan:

q keepasteadybeatwithmypartnerq Performtogetherinpairs/asmall

groupTheyperformsignificantpartsfrommemoryandfromnotations

PlayingChordsq IcanplayaCchordq IcanplayaDchordq IcanplayaGchord

Targetsetting-TomovetothenextlevelImust:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TeacherComments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________