Music Genres

• There are many different genres in music, one of which I need to pick in order to help find the conventions to base my music video on.

• In this presentation I will go through favoured genres and pick the one I feel will work best.

• A popular American style which originated from Southern United States in the 1920’s

• Many sub-categories to country music e.g. country western, country pop, country rock.

• Well known country artist are people such as; Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton and Billy Ray Cyrus.

• Here are some links to country music songs:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRm1HijKCts – Taylor Swift- sparks will fly

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9D6V1_Y8go – Billy Ray Cyrus- country as country can be

• R&B originated in the 1940’s and is a genre of popular african american music

• the term "R&B" became used to refer to music styles that incorporated electric blues, as well as gospel and soul music. By the 1970s, rhythm and blues was used as a term for soul and funk. In the 1980s, a newer style of R&B developed, becoming known as "Contemporary R&B".

• Here are some examples of R&B music from today:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNCJ0M-pe6A – do you feel what I feel, JLS

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEINSBsbeo – mama do the hump, Rizzle Kicks

• Rap is known as a performance which widely using rhyming lyrics with or without musical accompaniment

• If music is used it is usually with drums or electronic

• Here’s some examples of rap music.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epw1rjtESpg – Eminem- Real slim shady

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jkgaoBnCg – Nicki Minaj- Dungeon dragon

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gme1YN-qZV8 – Akala- Shakespeare

• First originated in the United States as it combined elements of gospel music , rhythm and blues.

• Different versions of soul, for example:

• Psychedelic soul

• Blue- eyed soul

• Nu-jazz soul

• Here are some examples of soul music:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqUdI4AIDF0&ob=av2e – jack Johnson, upside down

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-w3WfgpcGg&ob=av2e - Bruno Mars, it will rain

• The term pop comes from the abbreviation of popular, understood to be commercially recorded music which usually is orientated towards a youth market.

• New variations on existing themes.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VSgg8n4yw8 - s club 7, reach for the stars

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCBLVgHamgo - spice girls, wannabe