AMERICAN CULTURE PART 2- AMERICAN MUSIC

VOCABULARY To include To influence Slave Similar To create/to compose music Folk music (folk dance) Ethnic group To combine Fiddle, fiddler

WHAT IS AMERICAN MUSIC?

There are many different genres of music which have become popular in the United States.

American musical styles like rock and roll, blues, jazz and hip hop are similar to musical genres of other countries.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC

Early American music was influenced by the cultures of immigrants from Europe as well as slaves from Africa, Native Americans.

African musical influence can be seen in modern American music also.

AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC Originally, each

ethnic group had its own type of folk music and folk dances.

Musical styles were later combined to make new types of music.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Do you like to listen to music? What

type of music do you like? What are your favorite bands (groups)?

Why do you like these bands (groups)? Who is your favorite singer? Why? Do you play a musical instrument? How

old were you when you began learning to play this instrument?

American Folk Music Instruments

MODERN AMERICAN MUSIC

Rock and roll (also rock n’ roll) is a popular style of American music which combined different styles of music.

Rock and roll became popular in the 1950’s. Some popular American rock singers were Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.

American Music of the 1960’s

In the 1960’s music tastes changed and musicians from the United Kingdom became very popular in the United States. Two very popular groups were the The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

A new type of folk music, rooted in the protest movement against the Vietnam war also became popular.

AMERICAN MUSIC OF THE 1970’S AND 1980’S

In the 1970’s Disco music became popular. Night clubs called discos were built in cities around the country.

In the 1980’s MTV was created musicians began to make music videos to go along with their songs. Rap music, with words spoken quickly to music also became popular.

1990’S - PRESENT In the 1990’s

Grunge music became popular.

In the 2000’s music from the United Kingdom became popular again.

Currently, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Rihanna are very popular.

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