Genre's of music

Corrinne Hansen

Craig Gowans

LA 12

1/23/13

Genre of music

As you all know pop music is music that we have labeled as popular. Pop music originated from Jazz, Blues, Folk, and Dance, Doo-wop, Rock and roll and Classical music. These are all music that is still used throughout the world. Pop music is a way for people to express their feeling. Often used in pop music is Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler, Bass guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Acoustic guitar, and Piano.( pop music) These instruments are all used to better the sound of the music.

            Jazz music is a mixture between African American and European music. It varies from Blues, Folks, March, Ragtime music. The time of jazz music was a pretty big deal. Jazz music began in the 1910’s. This was the time of slavery; people were fighting for their freedom. Many instruments used in jazz are Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Vibraphone, Trumpet, Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Tuba, Double bass, Bass guitar, Vocals, Trombone, and Drum kit.( jazz music) The main instrument I hear in jazz music is the Saxophone. Jazz music is very moving; it explains what people were going through and was a big piece in history.

            Classical music is 19th century music. To me this would make it very boring because it is old. The instruments used in the 19^th century were all old instruments that were modified for better sound. Instruments used then were the piano, harpsichord, organ, flutes, oboes, horns and violins, trumpets, timpani, bagpipes, vihuelas, and hurdy-gurdies.( classical music) Some of these instruments I’m familiar with some I even know how to play some of these instruments but lots of them I have no clue what they even are. I just read a book that is based on an event that is a very long time ago. In this book there is a girl that can play the harp. A harp is a very complicated instrument.

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ( Dance music) dance music I music that you would use in the tango, can-can, waltz, salsa, ballet ballroom. In 1981 electrical music became a rising genre. Electronics were manly used to make this music.

Rock n roll was mostly in the 1940s to the 1950s. In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s.(rock n roll music) rock music usually has one or 2 electric guitars.

Swing music, or simply Swing, is a form of American music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1940. (Swing music) when thinking of swing music I think of swing dancing. Swing music was also created by the African Americans.

I find folk music quite interesting. My voice lesson teacher was very much into folk music all the songs she made me sing were folk music. Although it may sound weird I found it very fascinating. There is a lot of folk instruments like try over 75 of them. Accordion, bagpipe, banjo, drum, fiedil / Fiddle, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, jug, kazoo, musical saw, pan flute, recorder, Snare Drum, ukulele, violin, washboard, willow flute.(folk instruments) I wasn’t lying when I said there was a lot. Folk music is based off of a story line. The stories are manly on the rough life they had but at the end of the day they are happy.

In conclusion the genres of music are all tied together in many ways. Each genre of music is a way for someone to express their emotions and feelings. All genres of music evolved from one another. Without the genres of music there wouldn’t be options, and without option all would be the same. I may not like some of the genres of music but there is a purpose for all of them.

Works Cited

“Classical Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 30 Jan 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

“Dance Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 18 Jan 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

“Folk Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 29 Jan 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

“Jazz Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

“Pop Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 6 Feb 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

“Rock and Roll” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 7 Feb 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.

 “Swing Music” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 Jan 2013 Web. 21 Jan 2013.