The people and groups you readily associate with a particular genre

The people and groups you readily associate with a particular genre

This week’s reading refers to many standard-bearers of music: the people and groups you readily associate with a particular genre. In Seminar, you will discuss some of the genres and their standard bearers.

  1. In your own words, how can you best define folk, ragtime, jazz, rock, pop, and hip hop music? Have they influenced each other or do they seem distinct?
  2. Who do you see as being the new standard bearers in different genres? Why do you believe they achieve this status?
  3. What do the standard bearers communicate about the time, place, culture, influences, and circumstances that lead to these musical expressions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Folk is the genre and traditional music that evolved from the folk revival. Ragtime is a kind of piano based jazz style that was developed in 20th century. Jazz is a type of black American music characterized by syncopation, improvisation, and usually a regular rhythm (Firat, & Kuryel, 2011). Rock is a popular music that originated from United States in 1950s and later developed in range of different styles.  Pop music

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