TASK 6-RESEARCH INTO THE POP GENREPoonam Parmar

History of POP•David Hatch & Stephen Millward (author from the Blues to Rock) defined pop music as ‘a body of music which is distinguishable from popular jazz and folk music’.

•Pop music is seen as single charts it is not the sum of all chart music, which has always contained songs from a variety of sources including Jazz & Rock.

•‘Pop Music’ may be used to describe a distant genre, aimed at a youth market often characterised as a softer alternative to rock and roll.

•The term ‘pop song’ is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music ‘having popular appeal’.

Characteristics of pop genre;

•an aim of appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology•an emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities•an emphasis on recording, production, and technology, over live performance•a tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive developments•much pop music is intended to encourage dancing, or it uses dance-oriented beats or rhythms.

Pop Artists

Pop artists; •Britney Spears•Jessie J •Adele•Bruno Mars •Justin Bieber

Pop Artists in video

Bruno Mars

Pop Artists in video

Britney Spears

Pop Artists in video

Jessie J

Pop Artists in video

Justin Bieber

Pop Artists in video

Adele

Examples of Pop Magazines

•Masthead-Bright, big and bold which attracts target audience.•Cover lines/pull quotes-from inside to interest the reader in to finding out more.•Main image-which suggests the issue is mostly going to about this artist.•Colours- usually pink and very feminine colours which help connote a message that the magazine is targeting mainly females.•As it targeted at females the magazine consists of men related topics and gossip.

Top of the Pops Covers•The artists positioned on the front cover of the magazine are usually at a medium close up to allow us as audiences to be aware of there surrounds and see the background colour.•The artists who are on the magazines are current specific and new in the music business which attracts readers to see what’s new.•The plain background and blocked colouring emphasises the artist and make it stand out.•The cover lines and pull quotes are carefully positioned and follows the convention of the rule of thirds.•Top of the Pops is mainly targeted at females due to the stereotypical colour ‘pink’ which can dis-interest males.