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Year 8 Music

Spring Term

week 1

Lesson 1

To be able to perform and transpose a 12-bar blues bass line

How can we play a 12-bar blue bass line in may keys?In this lesson, we will learn about the origin of blues music and how to play and transpose a 12-bar blues bass line.

week 2

Lesson 1

To understand how to build primary chords from a bass/root note, and the function of a turnaround chord

Where does a bass line come from?In this lesson, we will understand why primary chords are so special, and what a turnaround chord is. We will enjoy performing a 12 bar blues chord sequence.

week 3

Lesson 1

To be able to perform blues rhythms and walking basslines

Which rhythms are heard in the blues?In this lesson, we will learn about the phrase 'walking a bassline'. We will also learn which types of rhythm are used in the blues.

week 4

Lesson 1

To be able to perform a blues head

What is a blues 'head'?In this lesson, we will look at how a main melody or theme is used in blues music and learn how to play a very famous 'head'.

week 5

Lesson 1

To explore a blues scale through improvisation

How is a blues scale constructed?In this lesson, we will explore how blues' musicians create interesting improvisations.

week 6

Lesson 1

To review the structure and tonality of some blues

Are you feeling blue?In this lesson, we will revisit the key features of blues music with reference to examples of the genre.

week 7

Lesson 1

To understand how to improvise longer phrases

How can you keep going in a long improvisation?In this lesson, we will understand why improvisation in blues music is so important. We will learn how to improvise confidently in longer musical phrases.

week 8

Lesson 1

To understand how blues singers communicate emotion, and how blues lyrics are structured

How do blues singers communicate emotion?In this lesson, we will look at wonderful blues singing and how the artist can show the emotion of the lyrics through the way they sing. We will also have the opportunity to write our own blues verse.

week 9

Lesson 1

To be inspired by "All Blues", and understand why it is a jazz standard

Inspiration from "All Blues"In this lesson we will analyse the jazz standard "All Blues" through performance.

week 10

Lesson 1

To be able to create a blues accompaniment

How can we create a stylistic blues accompaniment?In this lesson, we will use everything we have learned about blues music to compose our own blues accompaniment.

week 11

Lesson 1

To be able to compose a structured blues melody

How is a blues melody structured?In this lesson, we are going to create a structured blues melody above last lesson's accompaniment. We will make creative decisions about who from the 'band' improvises in our blues piece.

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