... careful examination of early literary sources indicates that slaves were quite adept at also constructing wooden trumpets, flutes and various drums and percussion instruments " (Davis AAM, 116). This is especially impressive if one considers how slaves were given no formal education. This takes the minds of ... incredibly smart and clever people. These instruments were found in "schools " around America. These "schools " were major jumping off points for the population and spreading of Blues ... genres also struggled with being similar when it comes to its elementary use of instruments....

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