Lesson IV. Music Presentation By: Shiela Mae F. Cabusao Anne Dominique M. Ventura Francis Michael C. Tejero Amparo C. Uy What Is Music?

Lesson IV.
Music Presentation
By: Shiela Mae F. Cabusao
Anne Dominique M. Ventura
Francis Michael C. Tejero
Amparo C. Uy
WHAT IS MUSIC?
- Music is organized sound created by human voices or instruments.
- Some historians believe that music started with the desire to imitate sounds in nature.
WHAT MAKES A MUSIC GENRE POPULAR?

- Most of us listen to sounds made popular in our commercial culture: TV, movie tracks,
concerts, clubs, mall.
Repetition
- The more that we hear the same sound, the more it becomes familiar to the ear.
- The more familiar we become to hearing particular types of sounds the more we
can decide what type of music “sounds good”.
- By using the same elements to create a similar sound, the audience identifies
particular sounds and groups them into categories of “style”.
- Similar styles of music can be contained under a larger category called a “genre”
Religion
- During the middle ages and the time of the Renaissance era, the church had much
greater control of what the people could experience culturally and the type of
music and sounds that could be played. During this time, what was “popular” was
greatly restricted by the church.
- As the church began to lose some of its dominance in the mainstream culture,
people had more freedom to choose and create music with fewer limitations and
restrictions.
- “Minor” sound, complex rhythms and untraditional dynamics and tonalities began to
be explored.
Evolution of musical sounds

- As time passes, the “same old sound” may begin to lose popularity with the
mainstream audience.
- Newer sounds that have evolved from the old sound begin to emerge and change
the way particular styles are played.
Technology of musical sounds

- In taking a closer look at how sounds can evolve to form a new genre, we can
compare the music of the Classical period over 150 years ago to the music of just 75
years ago, the age of Jazz and Swing music.
- During the very early years of Jazz music, instruments were more similar to a concert
band but shortly after the birth of Jazz a single drummer on a drum set became
essential to every band.
- 150 years ago, in the height of the classical era, this would not have been possible
because the drum sets were not invented until the early 1900s.
Technology + Evolution
- Just as the drum set and a new style of playing called “improvisation” ushered in a
new genre called Jazz, the invention of the electric guitar by “Les Paul” paved the
way for a new genre called “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, which evolved from the sound of “Blues
music.”
Political
- Sometimes music gains popularity for political reasons, as seen in the rise of folk music
during the anti-war / peace movement of the 60’s.
Regional
Regional
- Throughout history, genres are developed in a particular region.
- “Tango” traditionally originated among European immigrant populations of
Argentina and Uruguay but it’s still a dominant part of their culture.
- We can see this regional factor in the birth of “Grunge” in Seattle, in the early 90’s.
- Bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana collaborated and influenced each other in a way
that was isolated to the rest of the pop music world at that time.
LIFESTYLE
• A new genre of music often emerges because people believe it gives them the
power to express themselves or the certain type of lifestyle that they have.
• Again, we can see lifestyle play a role in people’s choice of music, such as “Glam”
and “Goth” music.
EXPRESSION
• Sometimes, a genre is popular just because of the way it is delivered or expressed.
• One of the main reasons, Disco music became popular in the late 70’s was for its
regular bass beat which made it particularly fun for dancing.
LIFESTYLE + EXPRESSION
• Usually there is combination of reasons that ultimately makes a genre of music
popular.
• Hip-Hop is an expression of the trials of the inner-city lifestyle and the emotions that
are associated with it.
FYI: According to the Recording Industry-Association of America

Top 5 Diamond (10 million copies +) albums:
1.Eagles “Greatest Hits, 1971-1975”
2.Michael Jackson “Thriller”
3.Pink Floyd “The Wall”
4.Led Zeppelin “Zeppelin IV”
5.AC/DC “Back in Black”
Top 5 selling Artists of all time:

1.The Beatles 3. Elvis Presley 5. Eagles
2.Garth Brooks 4. Led Zeppelin

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WHAT MAKES A MUSIC GENRE POPULAR?

Evolution of musical sounds

Technology of musical sounds

FYI: According to the Recording Industry-Association of America

Top 5 selling Artists of all time:

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