April 4, 2011

Grade 7: This is practise week 8 in term 2. Students should be practising twice this week outside of class.

During the first class of the week, students will review blues harmony, playing appropriate whole notes for the 12 bar blues. They will learn about the rhythm patterns used in the blues including syncopation and swinging eighth note patterns, and apply them to the 12 bar blues.

During the second class of the week, students will explore ways to incorporate syncopation and swinging rhythms in the blues scale. Students will receive copies of "The Raven" for their instruments and will begin measures 1-17.

Homework: practise swinging rhythm patterns using the blues scale. All students should know how to play "The Raven" measures 1-17.