Download MIDI files of Blues selections. The blues is a type of jazz music created by African-American musicians in the United States in the early 1900's. It uses a 12 bar form that is improvised. Common topics contained in the lyrics are love, personal misfortune, or loneliness.
Musicians sing the Blues to take the blues away.
Students, through utilizing various resources, will learn about the history and songwriting of the blues. Students will be presented examples of Blues as American popular music. Through the use of the Online Lyric Server , students will find lyrics to blues songs to use as examples of writing. Lyrics must be appropriate and acceptable for use in class. Students will compose a 12 bar blues song that will demonstrate the students knowledge of the specific style of musical composition that existed in the Jazz era.