String Thang

String Thang by Mark Wood is based on the twelve-bar blues. The blues has deep roots in American history, developed out of the work songs and chants of African-American slaves. The Great Migration of the first half of the 20th century saw freed slaves and their descendants move to northern and eastern parts of the U.S., taking their music with them. The blues took on different forms; in turn it helped to create rock, jazz, hip-hop, and other popular genres. A twelve-bar blues uses a repeating chord progression which allows musicians to express themselves creatively with each recurrence. If anything defines the blues, it is the use of “blue notes”—pitches that don’t usually belong in a given key—and elements of improvisation.

Additional Information

SKU#: 00-50642
UPC: 038081574967
ISBN-10: 147065251X
ISBN-13: 9781470652517
Series: Mark Wood Series
Secondary Category: Sheet
Format: Sheet
Page Count: 6
Contributors: By Mark Wood
Level: 3 – (3)
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