12 Bar Blues
12 Bar Blues is a musical form which repeats every 12 bars. It is common in many styles of music including Blues, Jazz and Rock. In the second half of the 20th century, there were many popular songs based on the 12 Bar Blues form. Some of these are in the following list. Your parents or grandparents may know some of them. The next song also uses the 12 Bar Blues form. Have fun with it.
- Original Batman TV Theme
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley
- Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
- Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
- In the Mood - Glenn Miller
- Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley
- Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
- Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Beatles
- Surfin’ USA - The Beach Boys
- Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
Class Sessions
1- The Note A
2- The Middle Register
3- Two Notes With the Same Fingering
4- The Dotted Quarter Note
5- The Note E
6- The Eighth Note
7- The Lead-in
8- The Slur
9- Key Signatures
10- The Note F
11- The Three Four Time Signature
12- The Note C
13- How to Read Music
14- The F Major Scale
15- The Note F Sharp (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>)
16- The Natural Sign
17- Parts of the Flute
18- INTRODUCTION
19- A Word About Intonation and Timing
20- F in the Middle Register
21- The Key of F Major
22- The G Major Scale
23- 12 Bar Blues
24- The Tie
25- Breathing and Breath Marks
26- Assembling the Flute
27- G in the Middle Register
28- The Key of G Major
29- How to Hold the Flute
30- Learning More About Music
31- How to Read the Fingering Diagrams
32- The Keyboard
33- Fingering Diagram
34- How to Sound a Note
35- Tonguing