Blues Music
Starter Activity Techno Classical Blues Folk Music YEAR 8 UNIT 4 – JAZZ IMPROVISATION PPT1 WWW.MUSICALCONTEXTS.CO.UK Starter Activity Listen to this piece of music – what type of music do you think this is? Techno Classical Blues Folk Music
Lesson Objectives: Today you will develop your.... Knowledge of the background/history of blues Skills by listening to examples and identifying the style Understanding of where, how and why the style originated Awareness of the feelings and emotions related to the music
Where did the Blues start? WWW.MUSICALCONTEXTS.CO.UK YEAR 8 UNIT 4 – JAZZ IMPROVISATION PPT1 Where did the Blues start?
Blues Blues is folk music of the African-Americans. It originated from slaves who worked on the plantations of southern USA and who sang about their feelings and problems.
Rhythms and melodies were brought by slaves from Africa on slave ships. Many blues songs are about the struggle of slavery.
African Slaves
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