哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Unit 2 Music  Para. 1 Folk music  Folk music expresses the workers ’ troubles during the “ Great Depression ” of America in the 1930 ’ s.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Country and folk music  Hillbillies love country music.  During the 1950 ’ s folk music became popular.  In the 1960 ’ s folk music continued to be the most political of all music in America.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Para. 2  Country music  Country songs are often sad stories of love and broken hearts.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Para 3Rock ‘ n ’ roll  Rock ‘ n ’ roll  Rock and roll music had a strong dance beat. The musicians played electric guitars and the music was loud and fast. American teenagers loved it.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Rock ’ n ’ roll  1950 ’ s were exciting time for music in America.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Para.4 Soul, disco and rap  Soul, disco and rap  Soul has a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. By the 1960s it was called soul. Disco is a kind of soul music, often with Latin rhythms.

哈尔滨学院 外语学院重点课程 主讲人：常 雁 徐晓丹 李人侠 郭明辉 孙 婕 Para. 5 New and old  Dance music was mostly disco, but many young people were bored with this. They preferred a new kind of rock music. It was loud and simple with a strong beat. This music was called Punk or New Wave.