WORKBOOK: MODULE 16
Blues scale on dominant: GExercise 16.6
Analyze the pieces in Appendices 6–11 on the website. Discuss how cadences, phrase structure, the melodic
line, and underlying harmony contribute to the form of the piece.
Exercise 16.7
Using your knowledge of keys, scales, rhythm, and phrase structure, compose your own melodies in binary,
ternary, 32-bar, and 12-bar blues forms. Lyrics may be added to the 32-bar song or 12-bar blues. (Some composers
prefer to write the lyrics first, and compose a melody to accompany the words.) Harmonize your melodies using
your knowledge of triads and seventh chords. Share your compositions with the class.
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Musical note: Blues Scales
BLUES FIVE-NOTE SCALE
The minor pentatonic scale (see Module 9).BLUES SIX-NOTE SCALE
Combines the minor pentatonic scale with either the raised fourth note or the lowered fifth (the tritone).BLUES TEN-NOTE SCALE
Adiatonic scale with the additional lowered third, fifth, and seventh “blues” notes.