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The Twelve-Bar Blues: A Living Form
The blues is a scale, a style, a form, and a philosophy. As a form, the twelve-bar blues is one of the most durable structures in the history of music: twelve…
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Pentatonic and Blues Scales: Five Notes That Changed Everything
The pentatonic scale is the most universal scale in the world. It appears in Chinese classical music, West African drumming traditions, Scottish folk songs…
Read MoreSwing, Shuffle, and Straight: How Eighth Notes Feel Different
Two eighth notes look identical on a page. But how they are played — and how they feel — depends entirely on the style of music and the instructions (explicit…
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