Module 1
- Blues Forms – 12 And 8 Measures
- Blues Scales
- Blues Bass Lines
- Blues Scale Phrases
- Chordal Accompaniment
- History of Blues – Artists and Recordings
- Swing Blues
- Boogie Woogie
- Playing With Small Ensemble
This course will provide a firm base in Blues forms and language, with emphasis on 12 and 8 bar forms, the most widely used in most styles. Different rhythmic feels will be applied – shuffle beat, boogie woogie,
Rock n Roll, Funk, etc. Soloing and accompaniment will be developed through small group playing situations. Principal Blues artists and famous pieces will be presented as an historical counterpoint to the theory and ensemble interaction. The course is based on the book of the same name, published in Brasil in 2017 by Edições Irmãos Vitale.