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10 Cards in this Set
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Where did the blues begin?
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USA.
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When did the blues begin?
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1900's.
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What type of establishment was blues normally performed?
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Jazz clubs across the country.
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What type of chord pattern is blues normally associated with?
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12 bar-blues.
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What is improvisation?
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Made up.
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What are blue notes?
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Flattened 3rd's and 7th's. These notes give blues is distinct flavour.
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What instruments are normally associated with blues?
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PIano, guitar, voice and banjo.
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Which types of melodic instrument normally play an improvised melody?
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Trumpet, clarinet and saxophone.
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How would you describe the beat or pulse of blues music?
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Syncopated/swung rhythm.
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Name a popular bass line associated with blues.
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Walking bass - normally played by a double bass or piano.
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