Music Types
pop music
a type of music, usually played on electronic instruments, that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop.
rock ’n’ roll
a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats
soul music
a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s, combining r & b with pop, rock ’n’ roll, and gospel styles. Soul music usually has a strong beat and places emphasis on singing. It is often simply called soul.
swing
a type of jazz dance music that was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, played by large groups of musicians and combining simple tunes with more complicated improvisation
punk
noun a type of music that developed in the 1970s from rock and roll, consisting of simple tunes played quickly and loudly on electronic instruments and words that often express anger against society
gospel
a type of Christian music influenced by soul and r and b that developed in the churches that black people went to in the south of the US in the past. It is sung by groups of singers who have powerful voices
folk music
traditional music from a particular country, region, or community, especially music developed by people who were not professional musicians
gangsta rap
a type of black US rap music that talks about life in the city, especially about guns, violence, and sex
History Of pop Music
The term “pop song” is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music “having popular appeal”. Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues and hillbilly music.
Pop is short for popular, and it’s remained the defining term for the ever-changing music favoured by the public. Although not
a type of music, usually played on electronic instruments, that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop.
rock ’n’ roll
a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats
soul music
a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s, combining r & b with pop, rock ’n’ roll, and gospel styles. Soul music usually has a strong beat and places emphasis on singing. It is often simply called soul.
swing
a type of jazz dance music that was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, played by large groups of musicians and combining simple tunes with more complicated improvisation
punk
noun a type of music that developed in the 1970s from rock and roll, consisting of simple tunes played quickly and loudly on electronic instruments and words that often express anger against society
gospel
a type of Christian music influenced by soul and r and b that developed in the churches that black people went to in the south of the US in the past. It is sung by groups of singers who have powerful voices
folk music
traditional music from a particular country, region, or community, especially music developed by people who were not professional musicians
gangsta rap
a type of black US rap music that talks about life in the city, especially about guns, violence, and sex
History Of pop Music
The term “pop song” is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music “having popular appeal”. Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues and hillbilly music.
Pop is short for popular, and it’s remained the defining term for the ever-changing music favoured by the public. Although not