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| A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones |
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A scale which consists of 5 notes
Ex: C-D-E-F-G |
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| multiple rhythms at one time |
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| multiple rhytms and beats |
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| A temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat |
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| A repeated musical phrase or rhythm |
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| Otherwise known as "work songs," this is expressed by southern laborers which consisted of singing while working in the fields |
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| Typically songs of praise or joy or worship |
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| A group of people gather in a counterclockwise circle singing, clapping,and stomping rhythms;typically in a church setting |
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| A syncopated melodic line with regularly accented accompanyment;heard most often in piano |
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A scale consisting of the 1-3-5 and 7th notes in any major scale, the 7th note is diminished meaning it is flat.
Ex:1. Ex: C Blues scale
C - Eb - F - Gb - G - Bb - C |
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A type of form which uses the I, IV, an V chords of a scale to create 12 measures or bars of music.
Ex: 4 measures of I, 2 measures of IV, 2 measures of I, 1 measure of V, 1 measure of IV, 1 measure of I again and then 1 measure of V which goes on to repeat again. |
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| The earliest style of blues. |
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| An extrovert and rhythmic stlye of blues |
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| A lyric stlye phrase which consists of 4 measures of A, 4 measures of A, and ending with 4 measures of B before repeating once again |
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| The King of Delta Blues Singers |
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| The greates classic blues singers of the 1920s |
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| A famous singer, still alive today, famous for one hit number "Three O'clock Blues" |
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