When playing drums, slow blues songs require about one drum beat per second. Learn more about slow blues drum beats with tips from a drumming instructor in this free music lesson video. Expert: Colby Wahl Contact: www.colbywahl.com Bio: Colby Wahl has been playing the drums for 27 years and currently teaches at the Sea Sharp Music Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
Mandolin is an instrument that could fit in almost any genre of music including blues. Learn a bit about the 12 bar blues progression and how a mandolin can sound great in it from from a mandolin expert in this video. Expert: Levin Schwartz Bio: Levin Schwartz lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with his band The Amity Front. As a private music instructor, Schwartz has certain primary goals: first, lessons will be empowering. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Politically, blues reacts in the same manner as folk in the sense that it tends to represent the economic and social frustrations of the lower-class. In my opinion, blues is more representative of the working-class and destitute in contrast to mostly conformist melodies of jazz. Now that we know the differences in a political sense, I want to know how jazz differs from the blues as according to music theory.
