Topic: MusicClass: B lyceumDate: May 2015

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Teacher: KROKOU EleniClass: B Lyceum

Number of students: 5 Students

AIMS: - To enable the students to research a topic of their interest.- To look into the various genres, styles of music and music groups.- To familiarize themselves with the various sites on the internet.- To enhance their vocabulary.- To develop their presentation skills.- To improve their pronunciation, intonation and oral skills.

In this presentation we are going to talk about several genres of music such as

• Blues

• Jazz

• Rock n roll

• Rock

• Metal

MUSIC

Form of music that started in the United States during

the start of the 20th century.The first blues songs were

called Delta blues.The main instruments are electric amplified

The lyrics are usually about life, more specifically, the bad

things in life

BLUES Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel”-Jimmy Hendrix.

Rock n roll• Origins->Country music, jump and

Chicago blues and swing jazz

• Starting point->1950s and 60s in United States

• Typical instruments->Electric guitar, string bass, drums, piano and saxophone(occasionally)

• Popularity->One of the best selling music form since the 1950s

● Subgernes:

● 1950->Rockabilly(Elvis Presley)

● 1970->’’just’’ Rock(Led zeppelin, Rolling stones)

● 1980->Metal(Iron maiden, Deep purple, Black Sabbath)

● 1990->New wave(INXS)

JAZZ • Subgenres• 1930->swing jazz(‘fast’ tempos

and strong rhythm parts)

• 1940->Bepop jazz(fast songs and complex harmony)

• 1960->Free and

Modern jazz(lots

of improvisation)

• 1970->Jazz fusion

(blend of jazz and rock

Invented in the U.S and gained popularity in the 1920s.Jazz combines African-American music with European.Jazz was influenced by the music of African slaves in the U.SJazz is said to be a pre-form of Blues

• HARD ROCK

COUNTRY

ALTERNATIVE

PROGRESSIVE

ROCK

●It comes from Rock n Roll in the early 1980s in the United kingdom and U.S

Rock uses mostly an electric guitar a bass and a drum kit.

Rock focuses on musical skill and live performance

Rock has also helped cultural and social movements

Subgenres

●METAL

●HEAVY METAL PROGRESSIVEPOWER METAL SPEED EPIC METAL THRASH

•Metal is developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States

•With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock ,

• the bands created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos , emphatic beats, and overall loudness.

•Many metal songs were about love, sex, partying, having a good time, illegal drug use, and drinking alcohol.

Presented by:

SOTIROPOULOS AlexandrosSAPOUNTZIS MyronasPETROLEKAS DimitrisDARIOTIS OrfeasTATAKIS Michael