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 * The Blues:**

1. Blues music is one of the earliest forms of music and it has remained to be popular even after several decades.

2. It has made a huge impact on the music scene.


 * Blues in Rock:**

3. Rock music of today is characterized by its use of screaming vocals. But little do most people know that it was actually a technique adapted from blues songs.

4. The harshness in the vocals and the voice displayed through the song is inspired by raw emotion.

5. The use of such emotions was inspired by blues music and history even supports the idea that it served as the blueprint for the blues genre, allowing it to sustain its success throughout the years.


 * Bending of Notes:**

6. The process of bending notes chromatically is a distinctive style found in blues music.

7. This particular technique begins with a consonant low note until it reaches the highest point and starts to bend the note.

8. Aside from blues, this style is also evident in jazz music, which is a kinship of the blues.


 * Emotions through Music:**

9. Blues singers are best known for delivering emotionally fueled performance, mainly due to the theme and lyrics of the song itself.

10. Today, people can enjoy more emotionally driven performances and is something that modern music should give blues some credit for

11. Early 20th century blues artists look like possessed individuals once they go up on stage as they feel every bit of emotion in a song. Whatever that emotion is – rage, happiness, depression, anxiety – helps to tell that emotion via a story, which uses the song as its medium.


 * Soul of Blues:**

12. Aside from its rich history, this is the choice of music for people who wanted to express their feelings through music.

13. The essence of this music is to share the experiences and diversity of human life.

14. The use of raw and uncensored emotion makes it an avenue for expanding your creativity.

15. This also helps to provide more longevity into your music and make it easier for people to relate to, which is really what music is all about.