Populer Music

TABLE OF CONTENTS

03 04 05
Periods Of What is Characteristics
Music Popular of Popular
Music? Music

06 07 08
Music Mediums of The purpose of
Performance Music Music
Performance Performances

09-10-11 12 13
Genres Of Reflection References
Pipular
Music
Periods of Music
Western Music Periodization

1. Medieval Period ( 1000 - 1500)

2. The Renaissance ( 1500 -1600)

3. Baroque Period (1600 - 1750)

4. Classical Period ( 1750 - 1800)

5. Romantic Period ( 1750 - 1890)

6. Transition Period ( 1880 - 1920)

7. Modern Period (1900 - now)

What is Popular Music?
Popular music, any commercially oriented music
principally intended to be received and appreciated
by a wide audience, generally in literate,
technologically advanced societies dominated by
urban culture. Unlike traditional folk music, popular
music is written by known individuals, usually
professionals, and does not evolve through the
process of oral transmission.
Characteristic of Popular
Music
•The melody is easy to
apply with a variety of
lyrics.
•Very easy to like and
liked by the community.
•Uses rhythms supported
by musical instruments
•It is flexible and easy to
combine with other types
of music.
•Tends to be easy to sing,
easy to understand with
good harmony,
uncomplicated, and
varied tempo.
•Easy to appreciate, but
easy to replace with
others.
•Appreciated within a
certain period of time
only.
 Music Performance

Vocal Music Instruemental

is a musical performance is a musical performance in

that focuses on vocals, it which there are no lyrics.
can be sung by a singer or a Instrument music only has
group of people with or the strains of music in the
without musical melody to the
accompaniment. accompaniment of a song or
several musical instruments.

Mixed Music

Mixed music is music combining acoustic instruments and

fixed-media electronics or more generally, music that
combines acoustic-instrumental, vocals, and electronic
sounds sources to the exclusion of electrically amplified
instruments
Mediums of Performance

Solo Performance
The only form of musical performance
featuring a musician in singing or playing a
certain instrument

Group Performance
Group performance is anything between
vocal music in form of a duet, trio, quartet,
quintet, or choir, or performance the music
of a group of musicians who perform
musical instruments

Large Group Performance

A Large Group Performance is defined as a
group of musicians who have a large
number of players. An orchestra would be a
perfect example of this. An orchestra can
have over a hundred muscisans.
Purpose of
Performance
- Religious/Ceremonial Puposes

- Artistic Expression

- Character Building

- Recreational Purposes

- Commercial Purposes

- Symbolizing Purposes
Genres of Popular
Music
Blues

Ex. B.B King

Jazz

Ex. Miles Davis

Rock

Ex. Nirvana
Genres of Popular
Music
Country

Ex. Blake Shelton

Pop

Ex. Michael Jackson

Reggae

Ex. Bob Marley

Genres of Popular
Music
Accapella

Ex. Pentatonix

Rap Music

Ex. Tupac

EDM (Electronic
Dance Music

Ex. Marshmello
Reflection
So in conclusion, we learned alot about
music. Music has developed a lot
through the years, each year creates
new genres that we now know of
today. We also learned about
performances. It doesn't matter if it is
solo or a lot of people, performing
takes skill and bravery, so we must
appreciate that.
 References

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