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"The Blues is a song we sing to express how we feel!" rp

00:00 Intro
00:47 Intro to the trumpet with Mr. Marcus
03:47 Expressing feelings through the trumpet
04:29 Using mutes (plunger & harmon) to express feelings and imitate vocal qualities
07:45 Singing and expressing the blues through the trumpet
09:08 Intro to bending notes
10:19 Intro to the "moan"
11:14 Where the "moan" and the blues come from
14:29 Practicing the "moan"
14:53 Book - "The Great Big Spider & The Waterspout Blues", by Riza Printup
19:46 Creating your blues! Blues Sheets
22:42 Demonstrating a blues
24:33 Putting it all together and singing our blues

Personnel
Riza Printup
Marcus Printup
Mika Nishimura Abustan, piano

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“The Technical Stuff”

00:00 Welcome
00:38 Recap of the blues
00:59 The breakdown of the other part of what the blues ... the "form"
02:16 Counting a 12 bar blues
02:45 Putting it all together with music
03:44 How it works with words / lyrics
04:39 Sidenote ... it's MATH!! :D
06:27 Putting it all together
07:34 Now let's try and find the top of the "form" Blues Sheets

Personnel
Riza Printup
Mika Nishimura Abustan, piano