Presentation on theme: "What is popular music? “Music in Society”"— Presentation transcript
Slide1
What is popular music?
“Music in Society”Slide2
Evolution of Popular Music
Watch the following clip
Take note of the following areas:
Fashion
Musical styles
Instrumentation
Mood Slide3
Evolution of Music....
Pop Music Over the Years
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaqokusDbbs
How Pop Music Works
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAUkCX93WASlide4
“Pop”ular
Music
What are some characteristics of popular music
Think about the past, present and future
Come up with a definition
What bands/artists fit this profile?Slide5
Music intended for the mass market
Created on demand for profit
Uses mass media, distribution and communication
Interested in constant change of style
Question: How many styles can you name? Slide6Slide7
Popular Music: Billboard MagazineSlide8
Generally associated with urban areas
Often associated with youth and youth culture (teens in the 1950’s)
Relationship between African Americans and Euro-Americans Slide9
“
transculturation
” between black people and white people
Brought them together -> began to influence each other
Interaction of race and culture
Relationship established by slavery Slide10
Folk to Professional....
Rural to urban shift
Rurual
= play music for the love of it; not the money
Professionals = $$$
Music Industry
Connection between Money and Music....is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Video: $ and MusicSlide11
Money and Pop MusicSlide12
Technology
Music started to become produced, distributed and consumed by the masses
Change: In person (past) vs. Recording
In the past, you had to be in the same room
Revolutionized the way we consume music
Question: List as many audio formats as you can..... Slide13
Technology....
Sheet Music
78’s
45’s
33’s
8 Tracks
Cassettes
CD’s
Mini Discs
MP3’s
Satellite Radio
Streaming AudioSlide14
3 areas of Cultural Change
TED Principle
1) technology
2) economics
3) demographics
Any change leads to a cultural shift
Also leads to a change in the structure and style of music
Root of all change Slide15
Technology Timeline
1877: Thomas Edison records “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on tinfoil
1878: First music is put to record: “Yankee Doodle”
1895: Marconi achieves wireless radio transmission from Italy to America
1913: Edison demonstrates the first talking movie
1941: FM begins broadcasting in the USSlide16
Thomas Edison
Video: Slide17
Technology continued...
1948: 33rpm (LP) introduced by Columbia records
1949: 45rpm introduced by RCA
1950: Les Paul introduced “overdubbing”
1980: Sony releases the “walkman”
1981: Compact Disc and PC make their debut
1998: MP3 players appear
