Unit 3. Modern Music Roots.

What are the meanings of the Blues?

Music MYP 4
Ms. Natalia López Martínez
TABLE OF
CONTENTS

1.Musical Context.
1.Origins of the Blues.
2.History of Blues music.
2.Musical Culture.
1.Blues Subgenres.
2.Blues Masters.
1. Muddy Waters.
2. BB King.
3. Nina Simone.
4. Aretha Franklin.
3.Musical Theory.
1.Blues Features.
2.Pentatonic Scales.
3.Blues Scales.
3. MUSICAL THEORY
3. Finding the Blues
Criterion B&C: Blues-Rap Composition

While the blues was the voice of

several generations of African
Americans, hip-hop today largely plays
this role.

Write your own “Blues rap,” in the

style of Chris Thomas King’s “Da Thrill
Is Gone From Here” that shows your
experience during quarantine situation.
Use this backing track to make your
blues rap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNhTJlrtJUI&t=8s
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