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Perspectives on Music (Meyer Supplement)

Perspectives on Music (Meyer Supplement). BLUES. ORIGINS 4 Categories – Represent the chronological development of the genre Country Blues Classic Blues (teens and twenties) Chicago Blues (starting 30s) Contemporary Blues. Musical elements of the blues: Rhythm – Quadruple

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Perspectives on Music (Meyer Supplement)

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  1. Perspectives on Music (Meyer Supplement)

  2. BLUES • ORIGINS • 4 Categories – Represent the chronological development of the genre • Country Blues • Classic Blues (teens and twenties) • Chicago Blues (starting 30s) • Contemporary Blues

  3. Musical elements of the blues: • Rhythm – Quadruple • Melody – call and response format • “Blues” notes • Harmony – Simple

  4. Texture – Homophonic • Timbre and Instrumentation • Guitar, Slide, Harmonica

  5. Form • Strophic • LISTENING

  6. Lyrics • Most intriguing element of the music • LISTENING

  7. Rock Musicians you know? • Rock Musicians you know from the beginnins of Rock Music? • What falls into the category of “Rock Music?” • Retailers? • Audio form alone?

  8. History of Rock

  9. Began in the 1950s • Blend of R + B, Country and Gospel

  10. Non-Musical factors contributing to the birth of Rock • Post WWII Economic Boom • Teenagers • Suburbs • TV • Records (33 1/3 RPM and 45 RPM) • Les Paul Solid Body Guitar • Les Paul Overdubbing • LISTENING

  11. The Birth of Rock and Roll • Huge importance was the electrified Chicago Blues Style • LISTENING Alan Freed – 1951 Radio Show: Moon Dog’s Rock and Roll Party R + B central – Where the term “rock” may have been first used

  12. Racism, Radio, and Records • Shake Rattle and Roll and Rock Around the Clock Tonight (LISTENING)

  13. ELVIS • First studio recordings • First Single “That’s Allright (Mama)

  14. 1954 Ed Sullivan Performnace • Vegas

  15. In General – the main characteristics of Elvis and post Elvis Rock are as follows: • Rhythms • FAST tempo – 120 BPM or faster • Universally quadruple meter • Borrowed from R+B – Backbeat emphasis (2 + 4) – play example • Drummers typically would strike kick drum on beat one then louder snare drum on 2 and 4

  16. Melody • Simple and tuneful • Repeating short phrases in a narrow range – created a great chance for singing along! • Harmony • SIMPLE – used only a couple of chords – made it easy to sing along to and play as well!

  17. Texture • Exclusively Homophonic • Timbre and Instrumentation • Hollow body Electric Guitar • Acoustic Bass • Drum kit • Painos • Horn Section

  18. Form • 12 bar Blues basis • Solos over the 12 bar structure • Lyrics • Covers of R+B Songs • Not so important

  19. Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode Listening Assignment

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