HUM 223: Blue notes, blues scale / LINKS

This is what Wikipedia calls a "stub," i.e. sketchy information that I'll fill in later. Wanted you to have the links before class though.

http://www.jt30.com/jt30page/theory/bluenotes.html
A blues "harp" or harmonica player explains what a "blue note" is, how a blues scale differs from the standard do-re-mi, "Doe, a deer, a female deer" scale that Julie Andrews sang about in the old musical.

Listen for blue notes in two clips from Porgy and Bess. They'll sound a little flat to you. You may not hear them at first, but if you keep listening for them you can train your ear to recognize them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5o4e5ofRcw
Los Angeles Opera's production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (3:05)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yKgAEkCKxY&NR=1"Summertime" - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (4:59) stills over audio track