Different Styles Of Jazz And Blues Flashcards
1
Q
What country did the blues come from?
A
America
2
Q
Where do Negro spirituals come from?
A
Old hymns taught by European missionaries
3
Q
What was the middle passage?
A
The journey from west Africa to West Indies
4
Q
What is the 12 bar blues
A
The music repeats the same chord pattern after every 12 bars
5
Q
What is a walking bass line?
A
A low pitched pattern that follows a blues scale, played on a double bass or bass guitar.
6
Q
What is call and response?
A
When one musician plays a phrase and the others answer it
7
Q
What is an added note?
A
It is a note that is extra to a chord, giving an added ‘colour’ to the sound.
