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1
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Chord

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Two or more notes played at the same time.

2
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Chord progression

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A series of chords played in a particular order.

3
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Field holler

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A type of vocal music sung by enslaved African workers to accompany their work, to communicate or to vent feelings.

4
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Improvisation

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To play something without preparation; made up on the spot.

5
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Instrumentation

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The specific instruments used within a certain piece of music.

6
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Syncopation

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Music that emphasises the normally weak beat; ‘off-beat’.

7
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Call and response

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Inspired by the African slaves field holler to each other when working in the American fields

8
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Improvisation

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To play something without preparation; made up on the spot.

9
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Lyrics that are raw and full of emotion

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Inspired by the capture and treatment of Africans as they were taken from their homes and transported to work in the American cotton fields

10
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12 bar blues chord progression

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C C C C F F C C G F C C

11
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Blues scale

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C Eb F Gb G Bb C

12
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Typical instruments

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Guitar, piano, fiddle (violin), harmonica, bass (string bass), trumpet, trombone, drum kit

13
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What is a walking bass?

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A walking bass line simply ‘walks’ through the appropriate scale of each chord, one note per beat.

14
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Why do we use a walking bass?

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It adds a rhythmic beat and interest to a piece of music

15
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What notes make up a walking bass for our blues work?

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CEGG CEGG CEGG CEGBb
FACC FACC CEGG CEGG
GBDB FACC CEGG CEGG
Played on each beat of each bar

16
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What does this symbol represent?

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A SHARP is the black note to the right of a given note on a keyboard

17
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What does this symbol represent

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A FLAT is the black note to the left of a given note on a keyboard