Week 9: March 12-March 16

Theory Class
Topic: 12 Bar Blues improvisation
Question: Explain your progress in understanding improvisation in Jazz Blues!

I cannot simply explain my progress in understanding the improvisation in Jazz Blues because I have not been taught how to improvise at all. I also think it is very much absurd that we are told to make a copy of our improvisation in Finale because I thought improvisation was supposed to be spontaneous. But nevertheless, I know that it is in Mr. Herry's best interest for us to be able to "improvise" well, that is why he asked us to make a draft of it first, to make it easier for us. But because of that, I still do not really quite understand Jazz's element of improvisation.

Instrument Class
Topic: 12 bar blues

We practiced our 12 bar blues again during instrument class. Mr. John also taught us how to play the chords of our 12 bar blues.