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Grade 6+ Lesson 4 - The Blues Concepts: i iv v, create a blues song, harmony, mood, minor key Teaching Objectives: • learn about the history of the blues • learn about the chords, melodies, instruments, form used in the blues • write your own 12 bar blues song I Can Statements: • I can explain where and when the blues first appeared • I can tell about the musical style of the blues • I can write my own 12 bar blues song Watch a Video About the Blues Activity #1: Watch a Video About the Blues Teaching Procedure Save paper and ink! Just read the PDF and don’t print it. All the instructions are given in the module on www.musicplayonine.com.
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Grade 6+ Lesson 4 - The Blues
Concepts: i iv v, create a blues song, harmony, mood, minor key
Teaching Objectives: • learn about the history of the blues• learn about the chords, melodies, instruments, form used in the blues• write your own 12 bar blues song
I Can Statements:• I can explain where and when the blues first appeared• I can tell about the musical style of the blues• I can write my own 12 bar blues song
Watch a Video About the Blues
Activity #1: Watch a Video About the Blues
Teaching Procedure
Save paper and ink! Just read the PDF and don’t print it. All the instructions are given in the module on
www.musicplayonine.com.
Song Used: Homework Blues
Listen to “The Homework Blues”
Notice the a a b form of the lyrics.
Activity #2: Listen to “The Homework Blues”
Write your own blues song!
Write your own lyrics (words) in a a b form using the melody and the rhythms of Homework Blues.
Activity #3: Write your own lyrics in a a b form.
Song Used: Lay Around Blues
Listen to the Accompaniment Track for
Lay Around Blues.
Sing your lyrics with the track.
Activity #4: Listen to the Accompaniment Track for Lay Around Blues
Optional Assessment
Download and print the worksheet.
If you don’t have a printer, write the answers to the questions on a piece of paper.
Activity #5: Optional Assessment
Optional: Learn More about the Blues
Activity #6: Optional: Learn More about the Blues
Teacher’s Notes:
