Themales Amerikaanse Muziek

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Music in America

In today's lesson, we will be taking a look at music in America.

Contents

- The History of Music in America

- Pop Music

- The growth of Music

- The evolution of Music

- Quiz to see whether you paid attention or not.

The history of music in America starts with the Native Americans.

- Highly varied (hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their unique style)

- Mostly religious music that worships their gods.

By the 16th century, a lot of settlers came from Europe and brought new kinds of folk music.

Shortly after the Europeans arrived, the importation of Africans as slaves happened. 

They brought their music with them which was just as varied as the Native Americans.

American Music

American music became a melting pot of lots of different kinds of music. It's a mixture of African, European and Native American music.

Even more types of music became popular in America when people from all over the world came to live there.

Pop Music

Pop(ular) Music as we know it now originated in the 1930s in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Pop music is meant to appeal to a wide audience and is known for being accessible. More often than not, themes in pop music are relatable to many different kinds of people.

Which pop genres do you know?

Rockabilly

Rockabilly was a genre that evolved from country music in the 1940s. It was a mix of R&B and the Blues.

The most famous Rockabilly star is Elvis Presley.

Hip-Hop was a cultural movement that started in the Bronx in the 1970s. It consisted of four elements.

Two of these elements, rapping and DJing, make up Hip-Hop music.

This is the DJ that brought Hip-Hop to America from Jamaica.

EDM

Started in the 1980s in America and grew from there.

Genres such as Hardstyle, House and Dubstep all evolved from the original Electronic Dance Music.

What is your favorite genre?

The growth of music

American and English music was influenced by so many different cultures. Because of this it had a very wide appeal.

It spread all over the world in the 1950s and to this day we still listen to countless English and American artists. 

The growth of music

The camera and music videos also had a big influence on music. Music could now not only be listened to on the radio, but also enjoyed on TV and, more recently, platforms like YouTube.

This lead to many new types of music being shared from all over the world. The most famous example would be K-Pop, which is one of the biggest genres right now.

Most Streamed artists of the 2010s

Amount of streams shown where available.

1	Drake (28 Billion streams)
2	Ed Sheeran
3	Post Malone
4	Ariana Grande
5	Eminem

Who is your favorite artist from America?

How well did you pay attention?

Which ethnic group started the history of music in America?

1. Africans
2. European Settlers
3. Native Americans
4. The British

What kinds of new music were brought in by European settles in the 16th century?

1. Raggae
2. Pop Music
3. Folk Music
4. Sea Shanties

When did pop music as we know it start to grow?

1. 1920s
2. 1930s
3. 1940s
4. 1950s

Which famous Rockabilly artist was depicted in one of the previous slides?

1. Elvis Presley
2. Johnny Cash
3. Kurt Cobain
4. Jerry Lee Lewis

Where did Hip-Hop start in America?

1. Compton
2. Chicago
3. Atlanta
4. The Bronx

Where did the DJ that brought Hip-Hop to America come from?

1. Portugal
2. Jamaica
3. Madagascar
4. Senegal

Which one of these genres is NOT a part of EDM?

1. Dubstep
2. Hardstyle
3. Blues
4. House

That was it for today's LessonUp. Now onto speaking!

Speaking Exercise

Listen to your teacher's instructions. Go to Google Classroom and open the speaking exercise.