PPT-Country & Western Music

Music of Rural America US Population Density Features of Country Music Southern accents drawnout vowels lot of dipthongs Use of banjos harmonicas and twangy guitars Mostly enjoyed by white workingclass Americans. This study tracks the performance of Southernness through dialect from the origins of country music across 64257ve generations and claims that certain features and representations have become iconic and enregistered creating a situation in which non And people everywhere in the world will relate to that Lyman MacInnis Managing Director Balmur Management Ltd Appropriately enough my 64257rst encounter with country music was while driving with my father Navigating highways and back roads en route Gospel, Blues , Country and Folk. A family of religious music styles : there is white and black gospel music. Black gospel music has had the more profound influence on popular music.. Created by Thomas Dorsey and others around 1930’s.. Music of Rural America. U.S. Population Density. Features of Country Music. Southern accents (drawn-out vowels, lot of . dipthongs. ). Use of banjos, harmonicas, and “. twangy. ” guitars. Mostly enjoyed by white, working-class Americans. Original Origins. Irish folk music played in the Appalachian Mountain region . Country Music’s First National Hit. “Wreck of the Old ‘97” by Vernon Dalhart. Foundation of Country Music. Jimmie Rodgers. Music from non-Western Cultures. Sitar. Tampura. Sarod. Tabla. Shehnai. Vēṇu. Harmonium. Melody in Indian Music. Traditional Indian music is generally . melodic. , though it is known for a heavy use of drones to fill in the space behind the melody.. By . S. ydnie. . N. ewman. The Origin . The origins of country music can be found in recordings southern Appalachian fiddle players made in the late 1910s.. It wasn’t until the early ‘20s, that country music as a viable recorded genre took hold. Electronic Music. Dubstep. Folk. Jazz. Disco and Dance. Hip Hop and Rap. Pop Punk. The Blues. Indigenous Music of Australia. Grunge. Country and western music. By Sammy Knowles. Musical Styles Menu. Menu. Rap Pop Country Opera . Hip Hop Rock n Roll 60s,70s, 80s, Heavy Metal. Jazz Classical Vocal Music Blues. Instrumental New School Old School Soft Rock. Nursery Rhymes Church Music Punk Rock Service Music. Beginnings. It was developed by rural dwellers. Ironically has been produced in urban centers for years. Nashville. New York. Hollywood. Continues to draw from the imagery and values of rural life and the common people who live that life. Considered one of the icons of country music.. Been in music industry for 50 years.. Released more than 70 albums.. Sold more than 45 million records. . “Rhinestone Cowboy”. The . Glen Campbell . Country music is deeply rooted in the folk traditions of the British Isles.. When immigrants began moving to America they brought their instruments and culture with them.. Way back yonder. The Irish (Ireland = British Isles) brought the . Instruments and Early History. Country music is a genre American popular music.. Term to know:. Genre. – a category that identifies pieces of music (but also film and literature) to a shared tradition or set of conventions.. Country and Western Music. . is a style of 20th Century music that originated among people in the South and Western United States.. The term “Country and Western Music” (later shortened to “Country Music”) was adopted by the recording industry in 1949 to replace the derogatory label “Hillbilly Music”..