How can we create a stylistic blues accompaniment?

In this lesson, we will use everything we have learned about blues music to compose our own blues accompaniment.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Who wrote the piece of music "All Blues"?

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Q2.What is this piece of musical equipment?

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Q3.What musical ideas did Miles Davis give to the other players in the band just a short time before they recorded the album?

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Q4.In how many takes did Miles Davis and the band record "All Blues"?

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Q5.What is 6/4 time signature?

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Q6.As well as the 'head' melody in the trumpet, what other instruments play a riff throughout the piece?

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Who wrote the piece of music "All Blues"?

1/6

Q2.What is this piece of musical equipment?

2/6

Q3.What musical ideas did Miles Davis give to the other players in the band just a short time before they recorded the album?

3/6

Q4.In how many takes did Miles Davis and the band record "All Blues"?

4/6

Q5.What is 6/4 time signature?

5/6

Q6.As well as the 'head' melody in the trumpet, what other instruments play a riff throughout the piece?

6/6

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Composing a stylish blues accompaniment

Here is your opportunity to show me everything you have learned about how you can creatively compose a blues accompaniment. Make sure you read the questions carefully.

Q1.What is a blues accompaniment in a band?

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Q2.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

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Q3.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

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Q4.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

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Q5.What pitches can you add to a walking bass line to make it sound stylistic to blues?

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Q6.What is vamping on the piano in blues music?

6/6

This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Composing a stylish blues accompaniment

Here is your opportunity to show me everything you have learned about how you can creatively compose a blues accompaniment. Make sure you read the questions carefully.

Q1.What is a blues accompaniment in a band?

1/6

Q2.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

2/6

Q3.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

3/6

Q4.What part in blues music does this instrument play?

4/6

Q5.What pitches can you add to a walking bass line to make it sound stylistic to blues?

5/6

Q6.What is vamping on the piano in blues music?

6/6

Lesson summary: How can we create a stylistic blues accompaniment?

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