Understanding 20 th and 21 st Century Music Technology Listen to the following recording and identify the style of this music from the following options, providing a reason for your answer;recording  Jazz funk  Soul/R’n’B  Indie  New Wave  Electroacoustic  Reggae  World Music  20 th /21 st Century Classical

 ‘Indie’ was originally used to describe artists/bands who chose not to sign for any of the major record companies. As a result of keeping their independence, these artists/bands were free to produce what they wanted when they wanted.  Indie artists chose to do this in order to have a greater freedom in the music they produced.  Gradually, the term ‘Indie, was applied to the music that these bands/artists produced.  Indie music is hugely diverse, meaning that there are a wide variety of styles/influences in it.  There are a number of different sub genres within indie music such as Indie rock and Indie Pop  Notable contributors to Indie are – The Smiths, Franz Ferdinand, Happy Mondays, The View, Artic Monkeys.  ‘Indie’ has close ties with ‘Alternative Rock’ music which included bands such as Oasis, Nirvana and R.E.M. With your partner, discuss any other indie artists not mentioned here

Indie Music Independent: small/low budget Styles Punk RockCountry Freedom of choice Musical features Simple melodies Simple harmonies Rock Instruments Riffs Pop

Click on picture for audio 1. Is the music in the major or minor key? 2. How many different guitar chords do you hear? 3. The song features a mouth organ. Can you think of any other songs that use this instrument?

INDIE  ‘Indie’ has close ties with ‘Alternative Rock’ music which included bands such as  Oasis,  Nirvana and  R.E.M.

 In the 1980s, The Smiths were one of the first indie bands to achieve mainstream success  Listen to ‘This Charming Man’ by the Smiths Listen  Pick any song by The Smiths to listen to report back on it to the rest of the class. Use the template on the next slide.

 You will now research Indie Music working in small groups.  You task is to select an Indie song (in groups) and write a short report (individually), which contains the following:  Identify a key innovator of this genre  Describe at least three attributes of this genre  Describe one or more technologies that are essential to this genre  List any examples of music that you have listened to, which have helped develop your understanding of the genre  Your report should be approximately words.  You may handwrite or type your report. Understanding 1.1