This document discusses the origins and characteristics of various musical genres including blues, jazz, rock, pop, folk, heavy metal, soul, disco, punk, techno, alternative rock, grunge, and hip hop. It provides information on when and where each genre originated, common instruments used, and important artists associated with each style of music.

2.  Cultural origins: Late 19th century, south
United States.
 Combining elements of: spirituals, work
songs, shouts , chants, and rhymed simple
narrative ballads.
 Instruments: Guitar· Piano · Harmonica ·
Saxophone · Vocals · Trumpet ·Trombone
and Double bass.

3. BLUES. ROBERT JOHNSON

5.  Cultural origins: Early 1910s New Orleans
from a confluence of African and European music
traditions.
 Its use of: Blue notes, improvisation,
polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swing note.
 Performers: Trumpet: Louis Amstrong, Saxophone:
Pedro Iturralde, Charlie Parker, Clarinet: Benny
Goodmann, Singers: Billie Holiday, Diane Krall.

8. LOUIS AMSTRONG

9.  Cultural origins: Originated in the United
States during the late 1940s.
 Typical instruments: The electric guitar,
bass guitar, drums, and keyboard
instruments and synthesizers.
 Including : Rhythm and blues and gospel
music; in addition to country and western.

10.  Groups: Bill Haley and the Comets, Jerry
Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, B. B. king.

13.  Cultural origins: Late 1950s, United States
combining elements of gospel music and
rhythm and blues.
 Performers: Aretha Franklin, Ben E.king, Otis
Redding.
 Typical instruments are: Guitar - Bass -
Piano- Organ - Drums -Keyboards – Vocals.

14. ARETHA FRANKLIN

15.  Cultural origins: Late 1950s, United States.
 Utilising traditional music and new
compositions in a traditional style, usually on
acoustic instruments.
 Bob Dylan with hits including "Blowin in the
Wind" and "Masters of War" , which brought
"protest songs" .

16. FOLK MUSIC

18.  Cultural origins: 1950s, United Kingdom and
United States.
 Typical instruments:Vocals • Electric
guitar• Bass guitar • Drums • Keyboards •
Acoustic Guitar • Piano • Synthesizer •
Drum machine • Sequencer • Sampler.
 Consisting of short and simple love songs.

19. THE BEATLES

20. SIMPSONSABBEY ROAD

21. BEATLES

22.  Other important pop groups: Oasis, Blur,
Radiohead, Supergrass, TheVerve.

24.  Cultural origins: 1950s and 1960s, United
Kingdom, United States.
 Many rock groups consist of: An electric
guitarist, a singer, bass guitarist, and a
drummer, forming a quartet.
 Groups: Rolling Stones, The Animals, Pink
Floyd, The Doors.

27. THE ROLLING STONES

28. PINK FLOYD

30.  Cultural origins: Late 1960s, United Kingdom and
United States.
 Typical instruments: Electric guitar • bass guitar •
drums • vocals • keyboards.
 Important groups: Deep Purple , AC/DC , Led
Zeppelin , Iron Maiden and Metallica .
 Is traditionally characterized by loud distorted
guitars, bass and drum sound, and vigorous vocals.

32. HEAVY METAL

33. AEROSMITH

35.  Stylistic origins: Soul music with a greater
emphasis on beats, influences from rhythm and
blues, jazz, and psychodelic rock.
 Cultural origins: Mid 1960s, United States.
 Typical instruments: Bass guitar - Electric guitar -
Drums - Keyboards -Horns, Congas.
 Important performers: James Brown, Stevie
Wonder and Michael Jackson.

36. JAMES BROWN

37. STEVIE WONDER

39.  Stylistic origins: Disco is a genre of dance music.
 Musical influences: include funk, Latin and soul
music.
 Cultural origins: Late 1960s – early 1970s; US
and Canada.
 Typical instruments: Electric guitar • Bass
guitar • Keyboard •Drums •String section • Horn
section •Orchestra • Percussion.

40. DONNA SUMMER

42. MADONNA

43.  Cultural origins: Mid-1970s, United States,
United Kingdom, andAustralia.
 Typical instruments:Vocals • electric
guitar • bass • drums.
 Short songs, stripped-down instrumentation,
and often political, anti-establishment lyrics.
 Groups: Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Green
Day, Offspring.

44. SEX PISTOLS

45. RAMONES

46. OFFSPRING

48.  Cultural origins: Is a form of electronic dance
music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan
(USA) in the mid to late 1980s.
 Groups: kraftwerk,Depeche Mode,
Chemical Brothers, David Guetta.
 Typical instruments: Synthesizer,
keyboards, sampler, drum machine,
sequencer, personal computer.

49. TECHNO MUSIC

50. kraftwerk

51. DEPECHE MODE

52. CHEMICAL BROTHERS

53. DAVID GUETTA

54.  Cultural origins: Mid to late 1970s, United
Kingdom, United States and France.
 Typical instruments: Electric guitar – bass
guitar – drums – synthesizers – vocals.
 Groups: The Police, U2,The Strokes,
Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party , and
The Killers.

55. THE POLICE

56. U2

57. COLDPLAY

58. THE KILLERS

60.  Cultural origins:Mid-1980s, Washington.
 Typical instruments: Electric guitar - Bass
guitar - Drums – Vocals.
 Groups: Nirvana, Pearl Jam.
 Is generally characterized by distorted
electric guitars and contrasting song
dynamics.

61. NIRVANA

62. PEARL JAM

63.  Cultural origins: 1970s, the Bronx, NewYork.
 Typical instruments: Synthesizer, DAW,
rapping, drum machine, sampler, guitar,
bass guitar, piano, beatboxing, vocals.
 Groups: Public Enemy, Notorius Big and
Eminem.

64. HIP HOP

65. EMINEM

66. PUBLIC ENEMY