Genres of Music

Classical, Pop, Hip Hop, Country, and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Classical

• Classical music has been around since the 1700’s!• Instruments: Woodwind, Brass, String, Percussion, and

Keyboard.• Famous Composers: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach.• Let’s Listen! http://youtu.be/qVn2YGvIv0w

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• Pop is short for “popular”• Pop has been around since the 1950’s!• Famous pop bands/artists: Michael Jackson, ‘N Sync, and Britney

Spears.• Let’s Listen! http://youtu.be/Eo-KmOd3i7s

• Hip hop was formed in the 1970’s.• Commonly accompanies rapping, or a rhythmic and rhyming speech

that is chanted.• Famous Hip hop artists: ‘The Message’, Tupac, Jay-Z, 50 cent, Eminem,

and Nicki Minaj.• Let’s Listen! http://youtu.be/plPWpGEzsfs

• Country music originated in the 1920’s.• Accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos, electric and acoustic guitars, fiddles, and harmonicas.• Famous Country artists: Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, and Toby Keith.• Let’s listen! http://youtu.be/rIV0oovj7vc

• Rock ‘n’ roll originated during the late 1940s and early 1950s!• Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars,

a string bass or an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit.• Famous Rock ‘n’ Roll bands/artists: Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones,

and Led Zeppelin.• Let’s listen! http://youtu.be/5kqoUstkG0I

Classical, pop, hip hop, country, and rock ‘n’ roll are just a few of the many different types of music in the world. Listen to whatever music you want. There are no “bad” tastes, just different ones.

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