The Iso Blues- Part 1 Handout

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1. Webinar Wed 6th May 2020 The ‘ISO’ Blues – a suite of lessons for the middle years Part 1 Presented by Susie Davies-Splitter www.welcometomusic.net The ‘ISO’ Blues
2. Housekeeping You will receive: A copy of the slideshow The blues backing track A PD certificate Phil is the moderator and will mute you and also keep an eye on the chat Log in to the chat window and make comments If there are tech. issues, refresh your browser The session is recorded as we hope to share the link afterwards Q&A at the end
3. About Susie & Phil We are music educators, musicians, performers, composers AND husband and wife and have been together since 1989!! We have 3 grown up kids between us. Our business is called ’Welcome to Music’ – building confidence and creativity through music. Our goal is to enrich lives through the joy of music.
4. ‘Webinar Goals’ Part 1 Webinar Goals – We will cover: • How the brain works - a multi modal and multi sensory approach to learning • What is a Blues and a 12 bar blues? • Call and response technique – with body percussion, singing and movement • Rewrite the words in the ‘calls’ • Learn Body Percussion over the Verse and transfer to chair/bucket or sound maker with sticks and then to drum kit • A I IV V progression and how to work it out. • 12 bar blues form • Easy bass line – sing with solfa and hand signs • Chords - triads • How to play the chords on the uke (guitar)
5. ‘Webinar Goals’ Part 2 Webinar Goals – we will cover: • Recap from part 1 • An alternative walking bass • How to play along with a backing track • Blues project • How to improvise rhythmically over a blues scale • The improvisation pot • How to improvise melodically over a blues scale • How to improvise over a lah pentatonic scale • How to compose your own blues melody • How to create your own blues in Garage Band
6. So what helps the brain work? • Moving – actively involved – getting blood to the brain • Multi sensory experiences – visual, aural and kinaesthetic • Multimodal learning – games, rhymes, songs, drama, instruments, movement, visual arts, dance etc • Social learning – working with partners and in small groups (online?) – problem solving and thinking critically
7. Blues What is a blues? The blues is a type of slow, sad American Negro song, that became widely known around the beginning of the 20th century. ‘Blues’ means depressed and unhappy. What is a 12 bar blues? A popular musical form used in thousands of songs. It is usually a sequence of 12 bars that follows a particular chord pattern that is repeated several times.
8. The ‘response’ is always the same and the ‘call’ is different
9. Teaching Process 1 Responses – body percussion and sing Say the words in the response - accompany with body percussion Clap rhythm on - ‘ISO’ Blues and tap rhythm on chest for ‘I got the’ Sing the words of the response throughout the song accompanied by the body percussion – (use the backing track) Play the responses on a xylophone, recorder, piano, ukulele or other instrument Chorus – movement and sing Do the movements and sing the responses with the body percussion Rewrite the words in the ‘Calls’ (plain text) Write the first line and repeat it then add a 3rd line – see if you can make it rhyme Drum/percussion part/sound makers Play the rhythm of the responses on a chair or bucket drum with sticks Add in a swing rhythm – firstly on body then on sound makers and later Garage Band
10. Scaffold the learning Whole body learning
11. The ‘ISO’ Blues Chorus Chorus: G Shuffle to the left shuffle to the right No good news, I got the ISO Blues C Shimmy to the front shimmy to the back G No good news, I got the ISO Blues D Slide and turn around, let your C feet touch the ground G No good news, I got the ISO Blues
12. The ‘ISO’ Blues © Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter Verses Calls – plain text Responses – bold text Verse 1: My G hair’s a mess, and I couldn’t care less No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blues My C hair’s a mess, and I couldn’t care less G No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blue D Facebook’s boring and my C old man’s snoring G No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blues Verse 2: It’s G 10am just hanging around No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blues It’s C 10am just hanging around G No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blues My D room’s too small, I’m C going up the wall G No good news, I got the ‘ISO’ Blues
13. The ‘ISO’ Blues Songwriting Ideas to use over the ‘Calls’ My sister’s/brother’s in my way, I can’t get away I’m feeling hazy, think I’m going crazy I’ve had enough of this lockdown stuff Can’t wait to get out, gonna scream and shout
14. Chair and stick & Bucket drumming
15. Body Percussion – transfer to chair or buckets and sticks/sound makers
16. Transfer to Drum Kit
17. Teaching Process - continued I IV V progression - how to work it out. 12 Bar Blues form – what it looks like Easy Bass line – sing with solfa and hand signs then play Sing the bass line with solfa and hand signs then transfer to melodic percussion instruments, piano or bass instrument Chords Play the chords on the uke – G C7 and D7 Play the chord triads (G, C & D) in the RH with the responses on a keyboard or piano Add in the LH easy bass
18. I IV V progression in G
19. I IV V progression in G
20. 12 Bar Blues Form Call Response G I C I G I G I C I C I G I G I D I C I G I G :II
21. Hand Signs
22. Easy Bass line RH chords & LH root notes with response
23. 12 Bar Blues Chords C D G
24. The ’ISO’ Blues I have used ‘The Old Shoe Blues’ melody and backing track on ‘Sing, Jam & Jive’
25. The Old Shoe Blues The Wet Day Blues Catch that Jive
26. The ’ISO’ Blues
27. The ’ISO’ Blues Changing from G to C7 to D7
28. Transfer to Guitar
29. ‘Webinar Goals’ Part 2 Wed 20th May – 7.10pm Webinar Goals – we will cover: • Recap from part 1 • An alternative walking bass • How to play along with a backing track • Blues project • How to improvise rhythmically over a blues scale? • The improvisation pot • How to improvise melodically over a blues scale? • How to improvise over a lah pentatonic scale? • How to compose your own blues melody? • How to create your own blues in Garage Band?
30. Contacts Welcome to Music – Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter Ph: 1300 769803 Email – info@welcometomusic.net PO Box 268 East Bentleigh, Vic 3165 Australia Welcome to Music website www.welcometomusic.net Welcome to Music facebook page facebook.com.au/welcometomusic Welcome to Music YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuk5CHXHU qS4PYYOpXZ0FeQ
31. Q&A
32. Thanks for being with us