2. Types of Music
Rock – (Elvis)
Rap – (Eminem)
Electronic – (Skrillex)
Folk – (Frank Turner)
R&B – (R.Kelly)
Jazz – (Louis Armstrong)
Hip Hop – (Dr. Dre)
Country – (Alan Jackson)
Blues – (Eric Clapton)
Pop – (Britney Spears)
Metal – (Metallica)
Classical – (Beethoven)
Reggae – (Bob Marley)
and much more…
3. Rock Music
Rock centers around the electric guitar, usually as part of a group
with electric bass guitar and drums also used within the background
for extra effect. This is a popular type of music that came around in
late 1940’s. The lyrics focus on things such as fun, love, and enjoying
yourself. There are many famous Rock artists, however, the most
popular are probably Elvis, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Pink
Floyd.
4. Rap Music
Rap music usually has a catchy, continuous beat in the background of the
song played throughout, where as the words are spoken quicker than
normal songs, and usually have a deeper meaning or a bigger story behind
it. This type of music became popular around the 1970’s, and its most
popular artists are Eminem, Tupac (2Pac), Snoop Dog, B.I.G, Eazy E, and
many more. One of the most popular rap songs of the generation is
probably “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, made famous by his movie, “8 Mile”.
{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yhyp-_hX2s}
5. Electronic Music
Electronic music is roughly recent, and started to become popular in the
late 1990’s – early 2000’s. Dubstep is the most popular sub-genre of
Electronic music, and uses a computer and the sources within it to make
the music. This type of music doesn’t really focus on words as it does the
beat/tune of the music, and uses that to get people to enjoy. Artists such
as Skrillex and Diplo are the most famous Dubstep artists, and even
formed a band together called Jack Ü. They’ve done famous collaborations
with many people, including Justin Bieber, creating “Where Are Ü Now”
{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntGTK2Fhb0}
6. Reggae Music
Reggae music originated from Jamaica, and started to grow popularity in
the late 1960’s. The lyrics from the music are very inspired by Rastafarian
ideas, and also talk about the ideas of people being held back in life
(slavery), loving one another, and of serious world issues, which help other
people connect to the music. One of the most popular reggae songs is
‘One Love’ by Bob Marley {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g}.The beat and tune
of the music heavily helped it grow popularity. Reggae has many artists,
but it’s most popular artists of all was definitely Bob Marley, who helped
Reggae define itself all around the world. However, there are also different
types of Reggae, such as Reggae Rock, with its most famous band being
SKINDRED, who have taken Reggae to an interesting new level.
7. Folk Music
Folk music started to become popular a long time, going back to the
1900’s, and was usually transmitted down by generations orally, and had
no real author to any song. However, as we’ve modernised, it’s started to
become a type of genre all about the meaning of the song, and has
recognised authors to date, including the most popular folk singer, Bob
Dylan. There are also many types of sub-genre of folk music, with
electronic folk, folk metal, and folk rock, with another famous folk singer,
Frank Turner, performing folk rock.
8. Comparing and Contrasting
Similarities Differences
Dubstep And Rap
• Both rely on a interesting
tune/beat to get the audience in,
remind them of the song, and
make it catchy.
• Both of the genres can be quite
quick, with dubstep tunes being
quite quick and heavy, and
rappers rapping in a very fast way.
• While dubstep focuses heavily on
the music of the song, rap focuses
heavily on the lyrical side of the
song, where you would only hear
words in a dubstep song if it was a
remix.
• Rap usually has a deep meaning,
whereas dubstep's focus is to
entertain.
