Lesson 1 - Introduction to the 12 bar blues chord progressions.
Performance: Year 8’s would know how to build a chord but they spend time recapping the skill and practice transitioning from C, to F, to G and ensure they’re playing accurately and fluently. Students are then introduced to the chord progression found in Blues. There is emphasis on the correct technique, using fingers 1, 2 and 4 to play chords.
Levels of challenge can be applied, from just holding the chords, adding a simple straight rhythm, applying a swung rhythm, applying left hand root notes, applying the root note + the fifth and alternating to the root + 6th.
Listening: Videos of songs with blues features are provided, questions are not. They could be identify the elements of music, Identify key features of the blues etc.
Lesson 1 of 6, suitable for year 8 and 9 and very adaptable for your schools needs.
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