Popular Music Flashcards
defined as any commercially oriented music principally intended to be received and appreciated by a wide audience in literate technology advanced societies dominated by urban culture
popular music
it is passed on from one group or generation to the next through oral tradition
folk music
this is the main platform of popular music and is passed on through radio, television, film, and until today through online music stores and websites
analog or digital recordings
the audience for popular music expanded after this year because of technological developments
1920s
this is the year when vinyl records appeared and phonograph machines became popular in many households
1930s
this brought popular music to an even wider audience
radio broadcasting
this is a short musical idea that the listener easily remembers. it is important as the song’s popularity is based on the recall factor of a song
hook
it is added towards the end of the piece in preparation for the highlight or modulation leading to the end of the song
bridge
it may also talk of any aspect of popular culture and the day-to-day life of a person.
ballad
it is sung with a slow tempo
ballad
those that were recorded before the rock and roll years
standards
OPM
original pilipino music
it is another american “born” popular music style
rock and roll
RnB
rhythm and blues
he created a program called “rock and roll radio” in Nashville Tennessee
William Allen of WLAC radio station
the music was widely accepted by suburban white and black teenagers for its exotic and illicit character
rock and roll
he entered the entertainment scene, and eventually epitomizing American rock and roll
Elvis Presley
it is a dance genre of popular music. It appeared in the mid-1970s and soared in popularity until the 1980s
disco
it is characterized by syncopated electric bass lines and use of synthesizers
disco music
their music was featured in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever which focused on the disco culture of the 1970s
Bee Gees
it is a genre of popular music that began with the underground independent music scene of the 1980s, eventually hitting the mainstream in the 1990
Alternative Music
bands such as them, represent the genre of alternative music
R.E.M and Nirvana
this genre is characterized by the extensive use of guitars, power chords, riff, and effects. Lyrics used in songs would talk about social concerns such as depression, suicide, and drug use
Alternative Music
