🎙🎸Pop Music

Ballad

This is an expressive folksong in narrative verse with text about love.

Blues Ballads

This is a fusion of Anglo-American & Afro-American styles; deals with antiheroes resisting authority

Banjo and Guitars

These are the instruments that accompany Blues Ballads

Pop Standard & Jazz Ballads

These are blues built with a single verse of 16 bars; bars are in AABA Form.

Pop and Rock Ballads

This is an emotional love song with suggestions of folk music. Applied to strophic story-songs.

Standards

These are the most popular & enduring songs from a particular genre/style.

Standards

This style is slow, moderate tempo, with relaxed mood; featuring highly singable melodies for everyday listeners.

Frank Sinatra

A standards artist known as ‘Ol Blue Eyes’ and ‘Chairman of the Board’

Nat King Cole

A standards artist renowned due to his soothing baritone voice used to perform in big bands.

Nat King Cole

He is titled “one of the most important musical personalities in USA history”

Matt Monro

He is a standards artist who became a popular entertainer in the international music scene.

Rock N Roll

This genre combined Afro-American forms such as blues, jazz, gospel and country music.

Piano and Saxophone

These are the lead instruments in a rock and roll genre.

Electric Guitars and Drums

These are the classic instruments that go with Rock and Roll

Elvis Presley

He is the greatest exponent of the Rock ‘N Roll style; complimented by his good looks and elaborate movements.

John Lennon

The founder of The Beatles.

Sir James Paul McCartney

He is tagged “one of the most successful composers and performers of all time”. Won 21 Grammy awards, 60 gold discs.

Disco

This was rock music that was more danceable, leading to establishments for public dancing.

Library for phonographic records.

The meaning of “discotheque”

Earth Wind & Fire

An American band that spanned across various genres, that changed the sound of black pop

Michael Jackson

He is an entertainer, philanthropist that popularized the moonwalk and robot.

Alternative Music

This genre is produced by performers outside the musical mainstream, typically regarded as more eclectic, challenging than most pop music.

Alternative Music

Known for its unconventional practices such as distorted guitar sound, and oppressive lyrics.

Frank Sinatra

My Way, Strangers in the Night

Nat King Cole

Unforgettable, Mona Lisa, Too Young

Blues Ballad

This emphasizes the character of the performer more than the narrative content

Born Free

Monro's signature song.

Heartbreak Hotel and Blue Suede Shoes

Elvis Presley's greatest hits.

John Lennon

Strawberry Field Forever, Help, In My Life

Sir James Paul McCartney

Hey Jude, I Will, All My Loving, I'll Follow the Sun

Donna Summer

Hot Stuff, Bad Girls

The Bee Gees

How Deep is Your Love, Stayin’ Alive

The Bee Gees

The Kings of Disco

Earth Wind & Fire

September

Jose Mari Chan

Beautiful Girl

Gary Valenciano

Sana'y Maulit Muli

Ryan Cayabyab

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