3. MUSIC OF AFRICA African traditional music is
mainly functional in nature which
is used primarily in ceremonial
rites, such as birth, death,
marriage, succession, worship,
and spirit invocations.
Others are work related or
social in nature, while many
traditional societies view their
music as a form of entertainment
LESSON
1
–
MUSIC
OF
AFRICA
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
4. AFROBEAT
Fusion of West African with
Black American Music
APALA
AXE
JIT
Hard & fast percussive Zimbabwean
dance music played on drums with guitar
accompaniment
Musical genre from Nigeria in the
Yoruba tribal style to wake up the
worshippers after fasting during the
Muslim holy feast of Ramadan
Popular musical genre from
Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil.
LESSON
1
–
MUSIC
OF
AFRICA
SOME TYPES OF AFRICAN MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
5. JIVE
A popular form of South African music
featuring a lively and uninhibited variation
of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance
JUJU
KWASSA KWASSA
MARABI
It is characterized by simple chords in
varying vamping patterns
& repetitive harmony over an
extended period of time.
It is a popular music style from Nigeria
that relies on the traditional Yoruba
rhythms.
It is a music style that begun in Zaire
in the late 1980’s popularized by
Kanda Bongo Man
LESSON
1
–
MUSIC
OF
AFRICA
SOME TYPES OF AFRICAN MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
6. MARACATU
Combination of strong rhythms of
African percussion instruments and
Portuguese melodies. This form of
music is being paraded along the
streets
SOUL
It combines elements of African
American gospel music, rhythm
and blues, and often jazz.
SPIRITUAL
It originated in the Unites States
and created by African - American
slaves. It is also known as “Negro
Spiritual”.
BLUES
Most widely performed musical
forms of the late 19th century.
The melodies of blues are
expressive and soulful.
CALL & RESPONSE
It is likened to a question and
answer sequence in human
communication.
LESSON
1
–
MUSIC
OF
AFRICA VOCAL FORMS OF AFRICAN MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
7. MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA
Music of Latin America is the
product of three major influences –
Indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, and
African.
Sometimes called Latin music;
it includes the countries that have a
colonial history from Spain and
Portugal, divided into the following
areas of Andean Region, Central
America, Caribbean and Brazil.
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
8. SAMBA
It is a dance form of African origins
Its lively rhythm was meant to be
executed for singing, dancing, and
parading in the carnival.
POPULAR LATIN
AMERICAN MUSIC
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
9. SON
Originating in Cuba, it is
usually played with the guitar,
contrabass, bongos, maracas,
and claves
POPULAR LATIN
AMERICAN MUSIC
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
10. SALSA
It is a social dance with
marked influences from
Cuba and Puerto Rico that
started in New York in the
mid 1970’s.
POPULAR LATIN
AMERICAN MUSIC
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
11. TANGO
– It is a foremost
Argentinian and
Uruguayan urban
popular song and
dance and remains a
20th century
nationalistic.
RUMBA
It is a popular
recreational dance
with Afro-Cuban
origin. It is normally
used as a ballroom
dance
CHA CHA
It is a ballroom
dance originated in
Cuba in 1953 that
was derived from
the mambo.
REGGAE
an urban popular music and
dance style that originated in
Jamaica in the mid1960s.
Bob Marley is the best-
known proponent of reggae
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA VOCAL & DANCE FORM OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
12. CUMBIA
It is a popular African
courtship dance with
European and African
instrumentation and
characteristics,
originating in Panama
and Colombia
FOXTROT
– It is a 20th
century social dance
that originated after
1910 in the USA.
BOSSSANOVA
– It is the slower
and gentler version
of the Cuban
Samba, originated in
the 1950s
PASO DOBLE
- It is a theatrical Spanish
dance used by the Spaniards
in bullfights which means
“double step”.
LESSON
2
–
MUSIC
OF
LATIN
AMERICA VOCAL & DANCE FORM OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
13. POPULAR MUSIC
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
Popular music literally means
“music of the populace,” similar to
traditional folk music of the past.
As it developed in the 20th
century, pop music (as it has come to
be called) generally consisted of
music for entertainment of large
numbers of people, whether on radio
or in live performances.
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
14. The ballad originated
as an expressive folksong in
narrative verse with text
dealing typically about love.
The term ballad now
refers to a love song in a
slightly pop or rock style
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
BALLADS
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
15. In music, the term
“standard” is used to
denote the most popular
and enduring songs from a
particular genre or style.
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
STANDARDS
Among the foremost
proponents of this style was
Frank Sinatra
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
16. Rock and roll was a
hugely popular song form in
the United States during the
late 1940’s to the 1950’s.
The greatest exponent
of the rock and roll style was
the legendary Elvis Presley.
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
ROCK AND ROLL
The Beatles, whose compositions
further boosted rock and roll as the
favorite genre of the times.
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
17. Disco style had a
soaring & reverberating
sound rhythmically
controlled by a steady
beat for ease of dancing
accompanied by strings,
horns, electric guitars,
and electric pianos or
synthesizers
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
DISCO GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
18. Hip hop music is a stylized, highly rhythmic type of music
that usually (but not always) includes portions of rhythmically
chanted words called “rap”
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
HIP HOP AND RAP
In rapping, the artist speaks
along with an instrumental or
synthesized beat.
Hip hop arose in the 1970s
within the Afro-American and
Latino youth in the Bronx area of
New York City.
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
19. Alternative music was
an underground
independent form of music
that arose in the 1980’s. It
became widely popular in
the 1990’s as a way to defy
“mainstream” rock music.
MULTIMEDIA
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA
20. TODAY’S
POP MUSIC
IDOLS
MUSIC
GROUPS
As the 21st century
continues to unfold, more
and more pop groups emerge
spanning an entire range of
musical styles and genres.
SOLO
ARTIST
LESSON
3
–
POPULAR
MUSIC
MA’AM
MICHELLE
DELA
ROSA