Discovering Music: The Blues

This course is ideal for GCSE or A level study. Teachers may use it as a resource or it could by used as a self-study course for students. No ability to read musical notation is required. Technical information about chords and 12-bar is presented in short videos.

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