Pop music refers to songs that are popular and trending at a given time. It originated in the 1950s as a mix of genres like jazz, country, and rock n' roll. Key developments included Elvis Presley combining elements of country, blues, and rhythm and blues. In the 1970s, genres like punk rock, reggae, and disco emerged. Boy bands became popular in the 1990s. Modern pop considers factors beyond sales like streaming. Elements that define pop music include being danceable, appealing to wide audiences, focusing on social themes, and favoring vocals over instruments.

1. GROUP 5:
INTRODUCTION TO
POPULAR MUSIC

2. GROUP 5 MEMBERS:
BALBAG, IVAN
BAGAY, JERMIE
CARREON, IVAN
CLARIZ, EDWARD
GARCIA, LUIS MANUEL
MORALES, JAMILLE
ONGONION, MARVIE
TAYAG, LANCE ANGELO

3. WHAT IS POPULAR MUSIC?
Pop in “pop music” is short for popular, which
gives a pretty good idea on its own for the type
of music pop includes. To put it simply, pop
music refers to whatever songs are relevant and
trending at a given time.

4. WHAT IS POPULAR MUSIC?
It’s the music that’s always playing on the
radio or has a video with millions of views. Pop
music, in its modern sense, any piece of music
made for commercial purposes and intended to
appeal to the taste of a very wide audience,
usually in technologically advanced
communities heavily influenced by urban
culture.

5. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
Pop music originated from the USA and the
UK. The genre started as a mix of various music
styles that were popular around the early 50's.
Some of the music types that led to the genesis
of pop included jazz, country, bebop, rap, and
rock 'n' roll.

6. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
In 1954 —this was the year Elvis Presley
dropped the hit song ‘That’s All Right’, which
combined elements from country music, blues,
and black rhythm and blues. The end product
was an iconic rock and roll piece. Young Elvis
entered history by making pop music part of
youth culture and establishing himself as the
first teen idol.

7. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
The 1970s —this decade has witnessed the
birth of various music genres, for example, punk
rock with the English band Sex Pistols, reggae
with Bob Marley, heavy metal with Iron
Maiden, and glam rock with David Bowie. The
dance music genre disco also emerged in the
1970s when the Bee Gees released Saturday
Night Fever.

8. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
In the 1990s and the early 2000s — boy bands
were first popularized in the 1990s in the sense
of being a “manufactured” act, where young and
attractive male singers were grouped then made
to sing/dance to catchy melodies. Examples are
the American bands Backstreet Boys and
NSync. There was also a female version of the
same idea, for example, the Spice Girls.

9. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
Early 2000s- During this period, many
musical styles came about in the pop music
scene such as Grunge with Nirvana, rap and hip
hop with Eminem and Ice-T, new rock with The
White Stripes, as well as RnB with Beyoncé.

10. POP MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY
In recent years to date — pop nowadays is a
worldwide industry. It’s been so long since CDs
replaced records and downloading/streaming
digital music replaced that. Modern pop music
charts don’t just rely on physical sales and radio
airplay, but there are other factors to consider
including digital downloads, video views,
streams, and social media influence.

11. WHAT MAKES POPULAR MUSIC SPECIAL?
• Pop music borrows from many music styles
• Pop music appeals to a very wide audience
• Pop music can be danced to
• Pop music focuses on social themes
• Pop music favors vocals over instruments

12. ELEMENTS OF
POPULAR MUSIC

13. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
1. ACOUSTICNESS -
Acousticness refers to
the balance of purely
acoustic to purely
electronic elements in a
musical track.

14. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
2. DANCEABILITY -
Danceability is the ease
of which a song can be
danced to.

15. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
3. ENERGY - A slightly
subjective element, this gages
the intensity and power of a
given track by taking into
account factors such as how
fast, loud, or noisy a track is.
In addition, the intensity and
emotional rawness of the
performance should also be
considered.

16. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
4.
INSTRUMENTALNESS
- Acousticness refers to
the balance of purely
acoustic to purely
electronic elements in a
musical track.

17. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
5. LIVENESS -
Liveness refers to the
balance of live-
captured musical
elements versus
produced, edited, or
post-produced elements
in a given track.

18. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
6. SPEECHINESS -
Speechiness is defined
by the amount of
“spoken word” as
opposed to vocal lyrics
that are sung.

19. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
7. TEMPO - Tempo is
the average speed of a
song, and the word
Tempo is the Italian
word for “time” (most
academic music
terminology comes from
the Italian language).

20. ELEMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC
8. VALENCE - The
emotional or the mood
positivity of the
musical track.