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Discovering music: the blues
Discovering music: the blues

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Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • describe the historical context of the blues

  • explain the nature of typical blues lyrics

  • recognise a blues scale

  • understand the concept of primary chords

  • understand the 12-bar blues structure.