“Music in Society” What is popular music?
Evolution of Popular Music Watch the following clip Take note of the following areas: Fashion Musical styles Instrumentation Mood
Evolution of Music.... Pop Music Over the Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaqokusDbbs How Pop Music Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAUkCX93WA
“Pop”ular Music What are some characteristics of popular music Think about the past, present and future Come up with a definition What bands/artists fit this profile?
Music intended for the mass market Created on demand for profit Uses mass media, distribution and communication Interested in constant change of style Question: How many styles can you name?
Popular Music: Billboard Magazine
Generally associated with urban areas Often associated with youth and youth culture (teens in the 1950’s) Relationship between African Americans and Euro-Americans
“transculturation” between black people and white people Brought them together -> began to influence each other Interaction of race and culture Relationship established by slavery
Folk to Professional.... Rural to urban shift Rurual = play music for the love of it; not the money Professionals = $$$ Music Industry Connection between Money and Music....is it a good thing or a bad thing? Video: $ and Music
Money and Pop Music
Technology Music started to become produced, distributed and consumed by the masses Change: In person (past) vs. Recording In the past, you had to be in the same room Revolutionized the way we consume music Question: List as many audio formats as you can.....
Technology.... Sheet Music 78’s 45’s 33’s 8 Tracks Cassettes CD’s Mini Discs MP3’s Satellite Radio Streaming Audio
3 areas of Cultural Change TED Principle 1) technology 2) economics 3) demographics Any change leads to a cultural shift Also leads to a change in the structure and style of music Root of all change
Technology Timeline 1877: Thomas Edison records “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on tinfoil 1878: First music is put to record: “Yankee Doodle” 1895: Marconi achieves wireless radio transmission from Italy to America 1913: Edison demonstrates the first talking movie 1941: FM begins broadcasting in the US
Thomas Edison Video:
Technology continued... 1948: 33rpm (LP) introduced by Columbia records 1949: 45rpm introduced by RCA 1950: Les Paul introduced “overdubbing” 1980: Sony releases the “walkman” 1981: Compact Disc and PC make their debut 1998: MP3 players appear