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Iii. Popular Music: I. F II. F

Modern pop music originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the early 20th century, when it was known as dance music. While pop music has global influence, different regions have developed their own variations. Pop music is characterized by being commercially appealing to a wide audience through use of memorable melodies, repetition, danceable rhythms and common themes like love in its lyrics. It utilizes classical music influences and has been very successful commercially.

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Iii. Popular Music: I. F II. F

Modern pop music originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the early 20th century, when it was known as dance music. While pop music has global influence, different regions have developed their own variations. Pop music is characterized by being commercially appealing to a wide audience through use of memorable melodies, repetition, danceable rhythms and common themes like love in its lyrics. It utilizes classical music influences and has been very successful commercially.

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II. F
III. POPULAR MUSIC
Modern pop music originated from the United States and the United Kingdom. Even
though it is internationally recognized, most regions in the world have their own variation of
pop music. Pop music started around the beginning of ‘The Jazz Age.’ At that time, it was
referred to as ‘Dance Music.’ The difference, however, is that dance music is basically any
music form that is made for dancing. Pop, on the other hand, has meaningful lyrics. It can
be listened to. It is often contrasted with other popular music genres such as soul and rock.
Pop music has produced the most hits in the music industry.
CHARACTERISTICS
a. Pop music is not focused on any specific audience.
b. It is meant to appeal to just about everyone that would listen and is therefore very
commercial.
c. It is used to reflect emerging trends and not specific ideologies.
d. It is focused on recordings and technology and not on live performance.
e. Pop music is often repetitive to create a rhythmic element that stands out.
f. Pop music is danceable but the lyrics can also be listened to.
g. They are usually about common themes such as romantic relationships.
h. Pop music uses Classical European tone for chord progressions and harmony.
i. It is more dominant in America and Britain but is accepted globally.

SUBMITTED BY: DORINE C. PALACIOS


I. AFRICAN MUSIC
African music is a vital part of everyday life in Africa. It is a part of religious ceremonies,
festivals, and social rituals. Songs are used for the important events in a person's life (birth,
coming of age, marriage, and death). They are used for curing the sick, bringing rain, and
religious dances. Many Africans believe that music serves as a link with the spirit world.
Everyone plays an active part in the musical life of the community.Music is ultimately tied to the
things that are most important to the welfare of the people.
CHARACTERISTICS
a. Melodies are usually short and simple.
b. African music uses short bits of melody that are repeated over and over.
c. Singers or instrumentalists may change them at will, so that the performance becomes a theme with
many variations.
d. When performing, one person may begin to improvise, or make up a special version of the melody
while the other singers continue the original melody.
e. Several voices will sing different melodies at the same time.

II. LATIN MUSIC


This genre includes music from all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Spanish
and music from Portugal have very strong ties to this music as well. The music that falls under
this genre is unified mainly by language, with various different styles originating from the many
countries and cultures that make up Latin America and the Caribbean.
CHARACTERISTICS
a. Spanish and Portuguese are the two main languages found in the majority of this music, though
Spanish-based Creole is also used in some music coming out of Haiti.
b. African music has a distinct rhythmic sound that is a major influence on many Latin American styles of
music. Those included are the Dominican-Merengue, Bomba, Cuban Rumba, Puerto Rican Salsa, and
the Columbian Cumbia.
c. The Spanish decima is a song form that consists of 10 lines, each with eight syllables in them. This is a
characteristic of more traditional Latin American music, though it is still seen in some of the modern
pop music in the genre today.
d. Syncopation is another major characteristic found in Latin American music. This is a musical style
where weak rhythmic beats are accented instead of strong ones.
e. The call and response characteristic of African music also has transferred over to Latin American
music. This is where two or more musical parts go back and forth in response to each other. These
can either be rhythmic beats or song lyrics.

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