流行音乐介绍(英文版)

1、WWHATHAT ISIS POPPOP MUSICMUSIC? ?Pop music (abbreviation of “popular”) is a genre of Pop music (abbreviation of “popular”) is a genre of music which originated in the 1950s, deriving from music which originated in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.rock and roll.Lady GagaMadonnaMORE ABOUT POP M

2、USICAs a gAs a genre, pop music is very eclectic, often enre, pop music is very eclectic, often b bo orrowing elements from other styles rrowing elements from other styles ininc cluding urban, dance, rock, Latin and luding urban, dance, rock, Latin and country; nonetheless, there are core elements c

3、ountry; nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop: generally short-to-medium which define pop: generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format (often length songs, written in a basic format (often the verse chorus structure), as well as the the verse chorus structure),

4、as well as the common repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and common repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks.catchy hooks.CHARACTERISTICS The term “pop song” is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music “having popular appeal”An aim of appealing to a general aud

5、ienceAn emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal “artistic” qualitiesAn emphasis on recording, production, and technology, over live performanceA tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive developmentsMuch pop music is intended to encourage dancing, or it uses dance-oriented bea

6、ts or rhythmsWIDE AWAKE BY KATY PERRYWe thought up of some professional vocalists and we came up with Katy Perry as one of them. There are many of Katy Perrys songs that are popular like Wide Awake, Part of Me and Firework. And we chose Wide Awake as the song that we would like to share. I wish I kn

7、ew then,What I know now.Wouldnt dive in,Wouldnt bow down.Gravity hurts,You made it so sweet,Till I woke up on.Wide Awake Lyrics(On the concrete)Falling from cloud 9Crashing from the highIm letting go tonight(Yeah Im)Falling from cloud 9Im wide awake ake ake PICTURES OF KATY PERRY SINGINGThese are tw

8、o photos of Katy Perry singing on the stage.BIOGRAPHY OF KATY PERRYKaty Perry was born October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. After having three record deals fall apart, she signed with Capitol in 2007. She released her first single ,but her career did not fully take off until the release of her next single, I Kissed a Girl. Her album Teenage Dreams was released in August 2010. HOW DO WE THINK OF POP MUSIC?All kinds of pop music are all over the