Session 5: “Milk Cow Blues,” Part 3: Call-and-Response Exercise

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Session 5: “Milk Cow Blues”

Session 5: “Milk Cow Blues,” Part 1: Melody

Session 5: “Milk Cow Blues,” Part 2: Chords and Backup

Session 5: “Milk Cow Blues,” Part 3: Call-and-Response Exercise

Lauren and Brittany use a call-and-response approach as an exercise to work on soloing on the blues form.

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