Watch the video. Let’s try and make sense of the music by asking questions about it.
Year 8 prep Oct 6th and 7th: Understanding new music
05 Sunday Oct 2014
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05 Sunday Oct 2014
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Watch the video. Let’s try and make sense of the music by asking questions about it.
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How does this classify as blues, because to me it sounds much more like jazz?
I think it’s because jazz music came from blues, and because this is more modern blues, it sounds a bit like jazz?
it has the same rhythm as the blues but with more modern sounds
blues is a type of jazz
actually jazz is a type of blues
what kind of beat / rythym is this ?
It is a dotted rhythm not a straight
It has a swing rhythm because there are not even so it would be triplets.
what sequence of chords was used by instruments? (like ours is cfcgfc etc)
Commendation-good question and good answer above.
our chords are: cccc ffcc gfcc
Commendation-spot on
what are the objects they hold in front of the brass instruments?
You put mutes on the end to make a more tuneful bluesy sound
Can you describe what happens to the sound when the mutes are used? What are these mutes called?
Commendation-great question
Why don’t the Glenn Miller Orchestra use any string instruments?
Commendation-great Q and some good answers
They do use Strig instruments! They use them to keep the audience interested and they occasionally introduce Strig sections
Commendation-good answer
Whats the full name of the drummer?
Commendation for making me smile Rose! Check back at the weekend to see if I know the answer unless someone beats me to it
why do the men jump up in the middle of the performance?
Commendation-good question
Why is it called a march when they don’t move?
Fab question – commendation
this was a lot faster than other blues. How come ?
and why haven’t they used piano and base like other blues ?
Commendation for your tempo question. Check again, are you sure there’s no piano and bass in there?
As it is called ‘St Louis’ march does it have another historical/religious background as well as its blues background
Commendation-great question
why do they jump around during their performance?
Commendation-good question
Why did they use the snare drum to start the song ?
Commendation-great question
Max – they use it for effect’s and to grab the auduince attion
Commendation Riley great answer. There are other reasons too 🙂
The computer won’t let me listen to the video so I have read what other people wrote down. What type of rhythms did they use and I mean by that a swing beat I think it is called?
OK thanks Owen
What was the purpose of jazz being created? For example, the blues was made to express the sadness of the slaves. Also, does this mean that jazz can be converted into many feelings and genres, like blues for sadness and rock for excitement? Does it mean that jazz isn’t classified as one genre, but an idea that can plant the seed of other types of music?
Commendation for a great question.
Is there a composer to lead the group in blues and this performance?
Every orchestra/band has a conductor who stands at the front to indicate what notes the instruments need to produce
Has this one got one?
I don’t think so
what is the reason for it being called a march when there is no movement?
Commendation-good question
why is the rythem so jazzy
Commendation-good question
Why does this piece of blues sound more happy and excited compared to the ones we are composing in class and other ones we have listened too? i thought it was meant to be sad as slaves expressed their feelings through composing blues music?
Excellent question-commendation
Why do four men do a little dance routine in the middle of the performance?
Commendation-good question
Why does this sound like marching music not blues?
I think it is the beat of the drum that makes it sound like a military parade more than blues/jazz
Is this the kind of music that was extremely popular during the 1940s?
How could you find out the answer to this?
Commendation-great question
Commendation-good question
I did some research and I found out that this music was i fact very popular during the 2nd World War. Maybe this was the reason for the military beat.
how many years has this orchestra been doing blues
Commendation-intersting question. Is that answerable?
On average, how many instruments are included in blues orchestra?
What is a Blues Orchestra Amy?
I meant in a Blues Band.
Commendation for a good question
Why doesn’t the orchestra have a conductor ?
Commendation-good question
Revision- Why do the trumpeters come to the front of the stage and play the instrument?
What is the tempo like?
Why is that important do you think?
Why do the people come up to the front to play thier instruments when they could just stay sitting down?
What is the effect of people doing this?
Commendation-good question
Why do the men and woman stand up in the middle of the performance, why don’t they stay sitting for the whole thing?
What is the effect of them standing at that point?
Commendation-good question
Why was the blues called blues ,they could of called it many other things that relate to the style of their music ?
What else could it be called do you think?
Commendation-good question
Why was there a soloist isn’t blues meant to be about inequality and slavery?
Is all blues the same? What exactly is ‘the blues’ anyway?
Commendation – good question
Why did the orchestra want to perform this piece?
Do you think they have a choice over what they perform? Who decides?
I think that they should be able to choose what they can perform, but I’m not to sure if they can choose.
Commendation-good question
it sounds more jazzy so how do they make it similar to blues do they use the same chords?
to me this music sounds more jazzy so how can they cast it as the blues?
why do they make it sound so jazzy when it is ment to be blues and why does the drum beat stay the same throughout.
Commendation for the question about why the drum beat always stays the same
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Why is there only certain instruments not a wider range- I saw no flutes or clarinets (which can play blues too)?
Commendation- good question
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How many different instruments were played in that orchestra?
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why do the back two rows jump up, then sit back down again and them the next row stay standing up?
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this doesnt really realte too much to the video but why has blues music changed so much over the years whilst other music has stayed the same?
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did all types of music originate from blues or is blues just blues?
Commendation excellent question
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Why didn’t the orchestra need a conductor to show them when to play? There was one at the start and the end but not in-between.
Great question-commendation
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Personally, I think this music sounded like jazz, still great though. Also what was their motivation into doing this music? Where they inspired?
Commendation good question
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How is it that saint louis blues march being played by the orchestra makes me feel happy and not have the blues?
Does sad music have to make you feel sad? Can it uplift you, move you, stir your emotions too?
yes sad music can make you feel very emotional and sometimes make you feel better if your feeling down
Why/how do you think it does this?
because of the chords and the way the music is set out
Why do they only use a small variety of insturments?
Commendation for a good questi
Are their certain instruments that in blues you shouldn’t use?
What appealed to the band about blues?
why was the conductor not leading in between the song only at the beginning and the end?
what instruments were used in the orchestra ?
was everyone in the orchestra past grade 8 on their instrument?
It should be called band blues
is the time signature 4 4 and what key is it in?
why doesnt the orchestra use any string instruments?
because im shore an orchestra only uses bow instrements
is this sopost to be hipnotic
why are they standing up why cant they sit down
also why does it sound like that it doesn’t seem like jazz or blues at all
What are the white hats on the end of their insruments for?
Sorry miss but where again is the blues page that we are meant to leave a comment on
Look at the top of the page-find your form and click through 🙂