美国音乐的种类介绍

1、美國音樂,American Music,Styles of American Music Jazz R&B Rock Hip hop/ rap Pop Country music,JAZZ-爵士樂,Jazz,Jazz is a style of music that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditio

2、ns.,From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music.,Origins,African music was largely functional, for work or ritual, and included work songs and field hollers The African tradition made use of a single-line melody and call

3、-and-response pattern, but without the European concept of harmony. Rhythms reflected African speech patterns, and the African use of pentatonic scales led to blue notes in blues and jazz.,Elements of Jazz,Jazz is very hard to describe because there are now many different styles of jazz. Common inst

4、ruments used in Jazz music are trumpet, piano, and saxophone Improvisation is a key element. Scat-singing is also common,R&B,Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s.The term was originally used by record companies to descr

5、ibe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat was becoming more popular.,History,Precursors The precursors of rhythm and blues came from jazz and blues . Late 1940s In 1948, RCA Victor was marketing bla

6、ck music under the name Blues and Rhythm. In 1949, the term Rhythm and Blues replaced the Billboard category Harlem Hit Parade.,History,Early to mid 1950s Aint That a Shame. Late 1950s Lawdy Miss Clawdy 1960s and later Last Night,Destinys Child,Rock Music,Rock music is a genre of popular music that

7、entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music.,Rock Origins,Early Rock music actually came from R&B. Unfortunately, this was a product of racism,Rock Music,Even though Rock

8、 music keeps changing through the years, the drums and electric guitar are always there. Most Rock fans are white people,I Want to Hold Your Hand“ Louie Louie Blowin in the Wind,Hip-Hop,Hip hop first emerged among young urban blacks in New York City during the late 1970s/early 1980s. By the late 199

9、0s Hip-hop had become more popular than Rock music in America.,The four elements of hip-hop,Rapping,DJ-ing,Break dancing,Graffiti Art,Sampling,Hip hop is one of the first styles of music to use Sampling. (Taking parts of one song and using it in another) Examples: “Express Yourself” “Summer Madness”

10、,Pop-流行音樂,Pop Music,Pop music is hard to describe because its just music that is popular at any given time. Pop music may be very similar to Rap, R&B, Rock or even Country music but it is designed to have mass appeal.,Pop music is often a fusion of styles,Pop Songs,“Come Clean” Hilary Duff “The Thre

11、e of Us” We Were Pirates,Country music,Country Music,originated among whites in rural areas of the southern and western U.S. most popular in the US countryside and somewhat popular in the cities but not very popular outside the US. Common themes: life in rural America, love, crime, and prison life.,

12、Country Music Instruments,Common instruments used in country music include the fiddle (violin), banjo, and slide-guitar.,Country Music Songs,“When You Say Nothing At All” - Keith Whitley “Wide Open Spaces” - Dixie Chicks “This Kiss” - Faith Hill,The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards,“Grammy (GRAMMY) is in E

13、nglish Gramophone (Gramophone) of the variance homonym. It named to the Music Awards To date, more than 40 years of history, the trophy shaped like an old gramophone.,Taylor Swift won four trophies at the 2010 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Fearless.,It wouldnt be the Grammys without some amazing performances. Their shares included Lady Gaga who o