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Children’s Music Genre Analysis By Sydney Thomas

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Genre Analysis of Children's Music

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  • 1. Childrens Music Genre Analysis By Sydney Thomas

2. Think about your favorite songs from your childhood 3. Chances are that the songs you thought of included one or more of the following: -Baby Beluga -Baby Bumble Bee -Farmer in the Dell -Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree -If Youre Happy and You Know It -Itsy Bitsy Spider -Miss Mary Mack -The Wheels on the Bus -Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star -You Are My Sunshine 4. These songs are all 5. The genre of Childrens Music is not quite as simple as it seems though. It has: - A complex history - A detailed scene - Characteristic patterns in the music 6. Complex History 1940s Young People's Records/Children's Record Guild Golden Records These organizations were established, creating the Childrens Music genre 1950s Pete Seeger (Grandfather of Childrens Music) Ella Jenkins (Rhythms and Rhyme) With the introduction of these artists albums, the perception of childrens music was changed forever 7. Complex History 1960s Mary Poppins soundtrack tops Billboard Charts Peter, Paul and Mary enter the children's music world Singers who previous sung adult music, begin to enter the childrens music industry 1970s Schoolhouse Rock debuts on ABC Raffi's Singable Songs for the Very Young is released Music begins to focus on education 8. Complex History 1980s/1990s The Wiggles release their debut album Barney first aired on PBS Television become one of the main ways for childrens music to be heard 2000s Kidz Bop series debuts Childrens music shifts to follow the style of popular music 9. Detailed Scene Where is it heard? Daycare School Home Cars Playgrounds Television Radio 10. Detailed Scene Who sings it? Parents Daycare Providers Children Television Characters What values do the songs bring? Entertainment Educational Manners Letters, Numbers, Days of the Week, etc. Emotions Animals, People 11. Characteristic Patterns Repetition 12. Characteristic Patterns Rhymes Motions to accompany the song 13. Characteristic Patterns Upbeat music Humor Repetition Short phrases Simple words 14. Characteristic Patterns These characteristics of the Childrens Music genre are intended to: Appeal to children Be easy to remember Be easy to sing Engage children 15. Resources http://kidsmusic.about.com/od/childrensmusic101/a/history. htm http://kidsmusic.about.com/od/childrensmusic101/a/timeline .htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_song http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/childrens-music- repetition-in-music-and-its-history-1806480.html http://ezinearticles.com/?Childrens-Music---Repetition-in- Music-and-Its-History&id=3676686 http://youtube.com