task 2

1. Lucy Pratt 12u 16/10/17
Task 2- genre research- conventions and history
Conventionandcharacteristicsof popmusic
 One of the mainaimsof popmusicis to appeal toa general audience asoppose toa
particularsub-culture of ideology
 It usuallyreflectsresenttrendsandaimstoencourage dancing.
 Genericpopmusicusuallyhasbrightcoloursand relatable lyrics
 Witheffectsandfilterstoattract the audience
Historyof popmusic
Table 1 https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music
Popmusicand rock musicusedto meanthe same
thingsuntil the late 1960s whentheybecame more
and more differentiated.
Popmusicis knownas ‘electric’musicanditoften
has a definedstructure- basicformat(verse-
chorus) and medium-lengthsongs.These
structuredsongsare also consistent,using
repeatedchoruses,melodictunesandcatchy
lyrics- mostlyinrhyme.Alsopopmusicoftenuses
elementsof othermore differentstylessuchas
Urban, dance,rock, Latinand county.
Early popmusicuseda sentimental ballad forits
formand usedgospel andsoul music andits vocals.
The instrumentsusedwere fromJazzandrock music,andsometimesevenclassical music.They
oftenusedthe tempoof dance musicto differentiatethe musicfromthese genresevenwiththese
similarities.The backingof manysongswere fromelectronicmusic,the rhythmicelementswere
fromhip-hopmusicandspokenvocalsfromrap.
Main artistsin popmusicare: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-pop-music-bands-and-artists/reference
1. Michael Jackson
2. The Beatles
3. Elvis Presley
4. Madonna
5. Price
6. Whitney Houston
7. ABBA
8. Queen
9. David Bowie
10. Simon and Garfunkel
11. Bee Gees
12. Tina Turner
13. Billy Joel
14. Frank Sinatra
15. The Monkees

2. Lucy Pratt 12u 16/10/17
Task 2- genre research- conventions and history
Awardsthat are givenoutforpop musicare:
 Americanmusicawardfor favourite pop/rockalbum
 MTV Europe musicaward for bestPop
 ARIA musicaward forbestpop release
 MTV pilipinasforfavouritepopvideo
 Etc.