The Iso Blues- Part 2 Handout

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1. Presented by Susie Davies-Splitter www.welcometomusic.net The ‘ISO’ Blues Webinar Wed 20th May 2020 The ‘ISO’ Blues – a suite of lessons for the middle years Part 2
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 Please use the chat window and make comments If you can’t see me, go to my pic and click on the 3 dots to pin the video to the top 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 Covered: • 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 or bucket with sticks then to the 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 in the right hand • 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. Teaching Process 2 Easy Bass line – sing with solfa and hand signs then play - revise Sing the bass line with solfa and hand signs then transfer to melodic percussion instruments, piano or bass instrument Chords - revise 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 Walking bass Learn the easy walking bass then alternative walking bass Backing track – Ireal Pro - simple Blues Blues Project - Listen to blues music examples; Create your own dance and choreography
7. RH chords & LH root notes with response RH chords & LH easy walking bass with no response
8. RH chords & LH root notes with response RH chords & LH walking bass (alt) with no response
9. RH chords & LH root notes with response RH chords & LH walking bass (alt) with no response Spicing up LH part with new walking bass G chord C chord D chord
10. How to play along with a backing track? Ireal Pro is a recommended app to download Find ‘Blues simple’ to start ‘Old shoe Blues’ backing track on ‘Sing, Jam & Jive’ and ‘Blackbelt ukulele 2’
11. The Old Shoe Blues
12. ‘Blues Project’ What can the project include? • History of Blues music • Famous Blues singers and musicians • ‘Blues’ songs • How has Blues music evolved over the decades? • A study of the countries where Blues music originated • What instruments are used in Blues music? • What are some features of Blues music?
13. Teaching Process - continued How to improvise rhythmically over a blues scale ‘Be bop a lula’ words Improvisation Pot Say rhyme during improvisation How to improvise melodically over a blues scale? Scale fragments – connecting fragments How to improvise over a lah pentatonic scale? ‘Bee bop a lula’ words Create your own Blues in Garage Band ‘Bee bop a lula’ words
14. RH chords & LH root notes with responsev Say this rhyme during your improvisation How to improvise rhythmically over a blues scale
15. RH chords & LH root notes with responsev G Blues scale Use ingredients from the Improvisation Pot Rhythm Repetition Long & short notes Dynamics Tempo Pitch Motifs/riffs Space/silence Articulations 2 or more notes
16. RH chords & LH root notes with responsev How to improvise over a G blues scale Scale Fragments Start with these notes Play the rhythm of the rhyme in different registers
17. RH chords & LH root notes with responsev How to improvise over a G blues scale Scale Fragments Improvise over these notes Then combine the fragments – adding in the C# connector note
18. Use E lah pentatonic scale to improvise over a 12 bar blues in G Add the Bb
19. Compose your own blues melody Create the first line using notes from the G blues scale Repeat this melody for the second line Create a different melody for the 3rd line Begin by leaving in the responses Remember repetition is very important!! Use ingredients from the pot
20. Garage Band on Ipad Settings for each instrument Tempo – 125bpm; Time sig – 4/4; Key sig - G major + sign on top RH corner – Section A – 12 bars Recording preparation for each instrument Click on metronome and put slider to beginning Record – follow the 12 bar blues sequence
21. 1.Bass then Smart Bass Go to Notes Calls – tap the following strings G – 2nd string from top C – 3rd string from top D – 3rd string from top GGG CCC CCC CCC DDD CCC Responses Play the rhythm for ‘No good news, ISO Blues’ on GGG GGG – 2nd string from the top
22. Garage Band on Ipad
23. Garage Band on Ipad
24. 2.Select Keyboard then Smart Piano Calls Play the chords on the 2nd and 4th beat of each bar just by tapping in the middle of the vertical block Responses Play the rhythm for ‘No good news, ISO Blues’ on G chord
25. Garage Band on Ipad
26. Garage Band on Ipad
27. 3.Select Drums then Acoustic Set Call – kick and snare Play the kick on 1 & 3 and snare on 2 & 4 Responses – hi hat or ride cymbal Play the rhythm for ‘No good news, ISO Blues’
28. Garage Band on Ipad
29. Garage Band on Ipad
30. 4.Select Guitar then Scales Improvise Select acoustic guitar and minor blues scale The brown rectangular boxes are all ‘G’s’ Call – kick and snare Experiment by sliding your finger along the strings Use the rhythm of ‘Be Bop a lula’ as a guide Responses – click on the rectangles Play the rhythm for ‘No good news, ISO Blues’
31. 4.Select Guitar then Scales Compose your own melody Select a different guitar sound Calls Create a melody you like for line 1 (using one of the scale fragments), then repeat it for line 2 Use the other scale fragment for line 3 Responses – click on the rectangles Play the rhythm for ‘No good news, ISO Blues’
32. Garage Band on Ipad
33. Garage Band on Ipad
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36. Beginner Group (no experience required) this 5-week ONLINE, multi modal & whole body program is designed to teach: • Parts of the uke and how to tune • Simple one & two finger chords • Finger picking over open strings • Simple strumming patterns • Improvisation over open strings • Playing and singing – with body percussion and movement • Songs in a range of styles • Good playing technique Instructor – Susie Davies-Splitter Always wanted to learn the ukulele?? Now you can from the comfort of your own home ADULT & STUDENT CLASSES (12 years plus) TUESDAYS in Term 2, 2020 – 7.10 - 8 pm Dates: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June Includes all class notes, songs & certificate You will need a good quality soprano ukulele with clip on tuner, computer and internet Investment - $55 (incl. GST) per household/family Book in by Fri 29nd May and go into the draw to win a Blackbelt Ukulele Student Book 1 Go to https://welcometomusic.net/events to register
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40. Q&A
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