Re: ABRSM Grade 2: Mozzie
Posted: 06 Jul 2009, 23:17
Ah... so this must be the contemporary "Section C" choice?
A nice blues piece!
And the good thing about blues music is that it is not as dainty or delicate as the classical or baroque stuff you were playing in the other two pieces. Of course, it's possible to over-play the vast majority of pieces but blues music is more about light and shade; character of the piece.
That recurring broken blues scale on the left hand BTW is the core of any left or right hand improvisation in blues music, including its derivatives such as gospel and jazz.
A nice blues piece!
And the good thing about blues music is that it is not as dainty or delicate as the classical or baroque stuff you were playing in the other two pieces. Of course, it's possible to over-play the vast majority of pieces but blues music is more about light and shade; character of the piece.
That recurring broken blues scale on the left hand BTW is the core of any left or right hand improvisation in blues music, including its derivatives such as gospel and jazz.