Popular Music

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Ballads

Originated as an expressive folk song in narrative verse with text dealing typically about love

Blues ballads

fusion of Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the 19th century that deals with the anti-heroes resisting authority

Jazz Ballads

blues style built from a single verse of 16 bars ending on the dominant or half-cadence, followed by a refrain/chorus part of 16 or 32 bars

Pop and Rock Ballads

emotional love song with suggestions of folk music, as in the beatle's composition

Standards

denote the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style

Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole

foremost proponents of standards

Rock and Roll

music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of African Americans

Elvis Presley and the Beatles

Famous musicians who were oriented by genres of music such as rock n roll, jazz, or blues; their music became sensational around the world (especially in the United States)

John Lennon

He rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the rock band the Beatles

Sir James Paul McCartney

is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, co-writer, and composer and gained worldwide popularity and fame as a member of the Beatles

Disco

A late 1970s style incorporating elements of pop, salsa, funk and soaring vocals into a club-focused dance experience.

The Bee Gees, ABBA, Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire

famous figures of disco

Pop Music

popular music that appeals either to a wide cross section of the public or to sizable subdivisions within the larger public based on age, region, or ethnic background; the word pop has also been used as a label to distinguish popular music from classical music

Michael Jackson

"King of Pop"

Hip Hop

is a stylized. highly rhythmic type of music that usually but not always, includes portions of rhythmically chanted words called "rap"

Alternative Music

A term that is used across a wide range of popular genres used to describe (and to positively valorize) music that, in one regard or another, challenges the status quo.