How is a blues scale constructed?
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- In this lesson, we will explore how blues' musicians create interesting improvisations.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What types of instruments were used in early blues music?
Brass and woodwind
Concertina and vocals
Q2.
Which instrument did blues artist Milt Jackson play?
guitar
trumpet
Q3.
What is a blues 'head'?
A solo improvisation.
The 12 bar blues arrangement.
Q4.
How many bars is the "Bags' Groove" head?
3 bars and a beat
4 bars and a beat
Q5.
If in "Bags' Groove" the head was originally played by the vibraphone, which instruments would play the accompaniment?
Bass, drum machine and synths.
Pipes, piano and tuba.
6 Questions
Q1.
Where is this famous blues artist Miles Davis from?
Canada.
England.
Q2.
Which pitches are heard in the G major scale?
G A B D E G
G Bb C Db D F G
Q3.
Which pitches are heard in the G major pentatonic scale?
G A B C D E F# G
G Bb C Db D F G
Q4.
Which pitches are heard in the G major blues scale?
G A B C D E F# G
G A B D E G
Q5.
What is improvising?
Copying another musician.
Following a score.
Q6.
When do you improvise in "Bags' Groove"?
All the way through.
At the end.