popular and jazz music

alternative music

underground independent form of music with unconventional practices

ballads

narrative verse about love

bebop or bop

fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation that emerged during World War II

big band

large ensemble

blues ballads

anti-heroes resisting authority

disco

from the French word "discotheque" meaning library for phonographs

foremost exponent of ragtime

jelly roll Morton

foremost proponent of standards

frank Sinatra

golden era of Philippine ballads

1980s to 1990s

greatest esponent of rock and roll

elvis presley

introduced Philippine rock

juan de la cruz band

jazz

offshoot of the music of African slaves who migrated to America

jazz rock

jazz elements in rock music

king of pinoy rap

francis magalona

the king of pop

Michael Jackson

king of ragtime

scott Joplin

lennon

5th gretest singer of all time

manila sound

uses taglish

mccartney

one of the most successful composers and performers

the most commercially successful band

the beatles

OPM

western-type melody and harmony with filipino emotions

Philippine alternative folk music

ethnic instrumentation with electronic accompaniment

Philippine pop music

started as an adaptation/imitation of western hits

pioneered latin jazz in manila

katindig family

pop and rock ballads

emotional love songs

popular music

'music of the populace'

the queen of disco

donna summer

ragtime

popular music style for piano

rock and roll

combined afro-american forms

standards

most popular and enduring

standards singers

nat king cole

matt monroe