1. MUSICAL GENRES
Music of our Generation

2. 20TH
CENTURY
CULTURE

3.  *Because of increasing numbers, this caused
people to move to urban and suburban
environments.
 Provided more choices
 *Urbanization—the development of a culture
that is the result of the crowding and
intensity of a city lifestyle.
Diverse and sometimes unruly
culture
 Mix of different genres

4. RHYTHM
AND
BLUES
(R & B)

5.  1950s and 1960s
 Popular music of African
Americans that became “soul ”
or “funk” in the 1970s
 Vocal melody, strong rhythmic
backbeat, rhythm section which
consisted of drum set, bass,
keyboard, and or electric guitar
 Lyrics often followed “pop” style
 1980s newer style of R&B
developed: Contemporary R&B.
 Combines elements of hip hop, R&B, and soul
music.
 Example: Stevie Wonder

6. Top R&B Artists
James Brown
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye Otis ReddingStevie Wonder
Gladys Knight
&
The Pips
The
Drifters
Etta James

7. ROCK-N-
ROLL

8. New musical influence due to
southern African American’s
moving to northern cities
1955 Rock & Roll emerged with
Billy Haley’s recording of
“Rock Around the Clock”

9. 1960s became more amplified and
electrified
Instruments:
Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums,
keyboard instruments
subgenres of Rock: hard rock, soul
rock, punk, heavy metal, new
wave, syntho-rock, jazz-rock
fusion, and grunge rock

10. MODERN
ROCK!

11. Some classical composers are weaving
elements of rock into classical works and
vice versa
Today rock music sometimes suffers from
other musicians trying to copy what has
been invented before.
The use of synthesizers has been added
Subgenres added—soft rock, glam rock,
progressive rock (added in the 1970s)
Rock Band: lead singer, electric guitarist,
drummer, bass guitarist

12. ROCK ARTISTS/BANDS
 Rock and Roll: Elvis Presley
 Surf Music: The Beach Boys
 British Invasion: The Beatles
 Blues Rock: Eric Clapton
 Folk Rock: Bob Dylan
 Psychedelic Rock: Jimi Hendrix
 Progressive Rock: Yes
 Hard Rock: Led Zeppelin
 Christian Rock: Stryper
 Punk Rock: The Clash
 Alternative Rock: R.E.M
 Grunge: Nirvana
 Pop Punk: Green Day
 Indie Rock: The Pavement
 Rap Metal: Linkin Park

13. Rap

14.  Invented by African
American youth in the
Bronx, NYC
 “talky form of ‘singing’
that often reports on the
harsh realities of urban
America”
 Lyrics have been described
as obscene and socially
irresponsible.
 First piece of rap music that
was declared obscene in
US district court: “As
Nasty as They Wanna Be”
by 2 Live Crew
 This lead to major controversy
and even imprisonment
 Aggressive rebellious,
 confrontational lyrics

15. RAP TODAY
 A.k.a. Hip Hop
 Rap can be improvised
 Language of ordinary young
people living in
urban culture
 *Performed a capella (without music) or to a beat

16. RAP ARTISTS AND SONGS
 MC Hammer: “Can’t Touch This”
 One of the first hip hop hits
 Snoop Dogg
 Dr. Dre
 Eminem
 Kanye West

17. CREATE
YOUR
OWN
RAP!
Groups of 4
Clean Lyrics
Daily life at WOHS
WOHS sports,
extracurricular
activity, class, tests,
etc.

18. COUNTR
Y

19.  Began in 1920s
 Roots from Folk tradition
 Fiddle music
 Become very popular
 with city dwellers and
 people from the country
*Instruments characteristic of sound:
steel guitar, Guitar, fiddle
Songs about the less
complex and simpler
life which many city
dwellers want
Nashville—famous for
country music
Grande Old Opry
Types:
Cowboy music, urban country,
western swing, honky tonk music

20.  Vernon Dalhart—first
country singer with
nationwide hit: “Wreck
of the Old `97” in 1924
 Jimmie Rodgers—
”Father of Country
Music”, first very
successful recording
artist
 Garth Brooks--the most
popular country music
artist
 Rascal Flats
 Reba McIntyre
 Keith Urban
COUNTRY
ARTISTS

21. OP

22.  1920s—songs known as
“having popular appeal”
 Usually short simple
love songs
 Commercially recorded
 Technological innovations
 Often considered to be a
softer alternative to Rock
and Roll
 *Types
 Bubblegum pop,
Christian pop, Dance-
pop, Teen pop,
Traditional pop