The house band is warming up a 12-bar blues. When the spotlight hits the stage, listen to the 2-bar rhythm, then play it straight back — tap the pad or press the SPACEBAR. Stay in the groove — it's all swung eighths in here.
Blue Note
Call & Response Lounge
Round
1 / 8
Act
Opening Act
Score
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Tap "Open The Club" to begin
listen(SPACE)
The band will call first — get ready to respond
Tonight's Set
Opening Act
ta & ti-ti only — straightforward swung quarters and eighths.
Headliner
Adds si-ti — catching the off-beat.
Encore
Adds syn-co-pa — full syncopation, all patterns mixed.
Encore Meter0%
Nail rounds to fill the room with applause
For teachers
What students practise
The band plays a two-bar call over a 12-bar blues, and students tap or press space to play the rhythm straight back in swung quavers. The three sets start with ta and ti-ti and work up to off-beat patterns.
Using it in class
It fits nicely inside a blues unit. Listen to a real 12-bar blues first so students know what swing feels like before they play.
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