1. By Stephanie Willmott Pop Music Characteristics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxX-QOV9tI Typical Pop Music
Video: Jessie J Price Tag
2. Popular music began in the US in the 1930s with a lively new
music called swing. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra sang with big
swing bands and later became solo stars. WHAT STYLES OF POPULAR
MUSIC ARE THERE? The main form of popular music is pop itself. Pop
bands usually have singers, guitarists, keyboard players, and
percussionists. WHEN DID POPULAR MUSIC BEGIN?
3. Melody, harmony, rhythm and song structurereflect pop
music's cultural roots, shed light onthe creative music process,
and reveal music's relationship to technology and commerce.
Although technology has changed the ways in which we obtain our pop
music, this genre of music remains as vibrant today as when it
started in the 1950s (with the likes of Elvis Presley and Cliff
Richards). Pop is still well liked with youth culture in todays
society. Factors of Pop Music
4. Pop is recognisable and is typified by its use of the hook.
The hook technique is a short, vocal catch-phrase or instrumental
motif within the song. The aim is to capture the public's ear,
rather than to educate or alienate. Vocal hooks are often simple,
easy to remember and repetitive, usually running through the song
as a form of chorus. Pop Music
5. -Costumes Pop artists commonly wear bright, flamboyant
casual clothing connoting youth and vitality. Music videos
typically are vibrant and use multi-functional digital platforms
and technology including CGI, Dolby stereo sound systems to enhance
digital quality of the music. Music videos have a wide appeal to a
mass target audience mainly of teenagers and young adults roughly
around 13-30 years old. What do Pop artists usually wear?
6. Pop music videos are usually set in urban city locations
e.g. with the backdrop of skyscrapers. Alternatively they are set
in bars and clubs where the environment is youthful and lively.
What setting or location do Pop artists set their music videos
in?
