3. • Singer-songwriters are artists who write,
compose and sing their own material.
• This opposes to popular music singers who
normally have a team of people who help
them do all of these things or do it for them.
• This genre is associated with folk acoustic
• Artists of this genre often perform with a
guitar or piano.
• Singer-songwriters often angle their music
towards topical issues such as romantic,
political etc.
4. • This genre can be traced back to the 18th
century where poems where performed as
songs
• Although it can be dated back to the 18th
century it wasn’t until the 1940’s when music
started to be recorded by singer-songwriters
5. Instruments
• The acoustic guitar is widely used with singer-
songwriters as it gives a simple but effective
sound and it also allows the artist to compose
the whole song themselves
• Pianos are also used because of the solo
aspect of it as well as its compelling sound
6. Appearance
• Singer-songwriters often wear clothes that
simple and casual in their music videos as well
as when they are performing. This is so that
the audience aren’t distracted by their
clothing and they are actually listening and
paying attention to the music.
