POP Originated in 1950’s

Derived from rock and roll

Short songs with a basic format of repeated chorus’ and catchy melodies

Pop music is very eclectic

Typical instruments ; Electric guitar , Bass guitar , drums , keyboard and synthesizers

Gained popularity in 1960’s

Pop music is, in common with jazz, primarily an aural and improvised music. Pop and jazz represent parallel, yet only indirectly related, developments, despite their sharing a common folk music ancestry.

Sub-Genres Of Pop Music

•Bubblegum pop•Traditional pop music

Fusion Genres Pop punk

Pop rap

Power pop

Examples OF Pop Music Early pop music artists include Frank Sinatra , Bobby Darin and Peggy lee

Michael Jackson ; He hit the pop spotlight as a child of 11 in 1969 with his brothers in the group Jackson 5. At the end of the next decade he emerged as a young adult recording artist. Michael Jackson recorded Thriller, the bestselling album of all time, and was the world's biggest pop star in the late 1980s.

Essential Songs

"Billie Jean"

"Black or White"

"Man in the Mirror"

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"

"You Are Not Alone"

•The Rolling Stones•Madonna•Elvis Presley•The Beatles•Britney Spears• Jay-Z•Beyonce• Jennifer Lopez • Jason Mraz•Maroon 5