Review Questions 1. What is popular music? Popular music is any music since the mid-1800s that is popular with the preferences of anyone from a teen to a mid-aged adult. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Pop music typically uses the theme of love and relationships in the lyrics. One pop song that uses this theme is the song “Marry Me” by Jason Derulo. Some of the lyrics are “…And if I
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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‚
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Psychology of Music http://pom.sagepub.com/ From the functions of music to music preference Thomas Schäfer and Peter Sedlmeier Psychology of Music 2009 37: 279 originally published online 10 March 2009 DOI: 10.1177/0305735608097247 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/37/3/279 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Society for Education‚ Music and Psychology Research Additional services and information for Psychology
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Affects of Music We take sounds and create the music we hear every day. Our development on music is effected by people around us. We take the context of songs and relate it back to our own lives. People dislike certain types of music because they can’t relate or enjoy the sound. Although music affects us all differently‚ all melodies have a similar meaning. Everyone’s choice of music is greatly affected by influences. The genre we get into is all caused for the same reasons; family‚ friends
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ifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people‚ music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives
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2009) The different types of music that exist are often subject to a lot of discussions and used as ice-breakers when meeting new people. It is hard to find somebody who does not like music at all‚ but the taste of music is often diverse and broad. This often depends not only on the gender of the people‚ but also on the age and what kind of music was popular when they were growing up and that they were exposed to a lot. Often‚ as can be seen in figure 2.1‚ the music that the different generations
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Rock music emerged in the second half of the 20th century‚ forever altering the landscape of popular music. The new sound‚ articulated the passions and beliefs of a new generation‚ and has since influenced a wide range of genres‚ from folk to disco to hip-hop. The musical stylings that have accompanied the social‚ cultural‚ and political developments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries form the subjects of these entertaining and informative volumes. 1920’s – 1940’s In the mid-1920’s
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China: “What Are They Listening To Today?” Music in China has gone through many changes since it opened its doors to the world and embraced globalization. With the influence of modern technology‚ western music has had a big impact on the ever-changing music industry in China. With the addition of modern western instruments‚ traditional Chinese ensembles have been able to branch out of their classical molds be adding new sounds and musical concepts. An example of this mix of modern and classical
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[pic] MATRICULATION COLLEGE OF NEGERI SEMBILAN ENGLISH WB023 SESSION 2010/2011 ‘THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON TEENAGERS’ MEMBERS OF RESEARCH TEAM : MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN MD DAIM MS1012505095 IDA FARHANA BINTI ROSLAN MS1012504521 SITI NORHANNAN ASHIKIN BINTI A MUIN MS1012506771 SITI NADIRAH BINTI OTHMAN MS1012506751 PRACTICUM GROUP : F2P7 LECTURER : MADAM CHEAH YIT YING SUBMISSION DATE : 11TH January 2011 Acknowledgement
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revival and doo-wop merged into the great season of soul music. Soul music was enabled by the commercial boom of "race" music‚ that had led to the creation of channels and infrastructures run by black enterpreneurs for black artists. This class of black enterpreneurs hired and trained a generation of session musicians‚ producers and arrangers (not to mention songwriters) who were specifically meant to serve the needs of black music. Sould music was also enabled by an unstoppable trend towards black
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