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Old 11-10-2019, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by vindibona1 View Post
Thanks for the contrast in straight vs swung. However, I disagree with playing the 8ths straight. It's out of context for the blues style. Perhaps I've missed something in the OP's set of instructions from his teacher.
The OP stated earlier that his teacher is classical, and "he told me to first try to play it straight. But still I prefer playing it swingy... ;-)"

That's fine, the important thing is to understand the difference (which the OP clearly does): that the notation indicates "straight", but that "swingy" is a valid stylistic interpretation. And I would hope the teacher is OK with that.

It's quite common, in books of classical grade material, to find occasional "modern" tunes, sometimes with blues elements (as if to avoid accusations of stuffiness). If shuffle/swing is required with those, it's always clearly indicated; hence the teacher's instruction in this case.
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