1. Welcome to the 20th Century!

2. Facts
Dates :
defined by the sudden emergence of advanced technology for recording and distributing music as well as dramatic innovations in musical forms and styles.
brought new freedom and wide experimentation with new musical styles and forms that challenged the accepted rules of music of earlier periods.

3. Changes in Music
Experimental Music- composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable.
Minimalism-style include consonant harmony, steady pulse, gradual transformation, and often repeats of musical phrases.
Electronic Music- employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production

4. Experimental and Minimalistic Music
John Cage-“3’44’’”
Philip Glass- “Einstein on the Beach”
Otto Leuning- “Low Speed”

5. 1910-1950 Ragtime-trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm.
Scott Joplin- "The King of Ragtime".
“Maple Leaf Rag”
Blues-originated in African-American communities from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.
B.B. King-”Blues Boys Tune”

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Jazz-developed from African and European traits. African is evident in its use of improvisation, polyrhythms and syncopation.
Louis Armstrong; “What a Wonderful World”
Big Band Swing
Benny Goodman- “Sing, Sing, Sing”
Swing: “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” –The Andrew Sisters

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Rock and Roll-primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz and gospel music.
Several rock historians have claimed that rock and roll was one of the first music genres to define an age group. It gave teenagers a sense of belonging, even when they were alone.
Elvis Presley-”Jailhouse Rock”
The Beatles- Choose your favorite

8. 1910-1950 Rock and Roll Continued….
"Sock hops", gym dances, and home basement dance parties became the rage, and American teens watched Dick Clark's American Bandstand to keep up on the latest dance and fashion styles
Scene from Grease

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Rock-is centered around the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with bass guitar and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature utilizing a verse-chorus form.
Surf Rock
The Beach Boys- “California Girls”
Garage Rock
“Louie Louie” –The Kingsmen
Pop Rock
“Behind Blue Eyes”- The Who
Blues Rock
“My Father’s Eyes”- Eric Clapton
“Landslide”- Fleetwood Mac

10. 1960-2000 Folk Rock Reggae Rock Hard Rock
House of the Rising Sun-The Animals
Reggae Rock
“VooDoo Child”- Jimmy Hendrix
Hard Rock
“Dream on”-Aerosmith
“Back in Black”- AC/DC

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Hip-Hop- often used to refer to hip hop music, in its broader sense hip hop culture is characterized by the four elements of rapping, DJing, hip hop dance and graffiti.
History of Pop Beat Boxing (Until 2:30)
Rap-spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". Traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed, people of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically, over drums and little instrumentation. This progressed to blues, then jazz, and eventually became rap.
History of Rap-Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

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Pop-popular (and can include any style). Is a specific genre containing qualities of mass appeal.
Term “pop” was first used in Derived from gospel and soul music and progressed to jazz, country and rock music and ended with the pop we know today.

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Country-genre of American popular music that began in the rural regions of the Southern United States in the 1920s
Consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjoes, electric and acoustic guitars, fiddles, and harmonicas.