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Charleston

Time: 1920's

Place: USA

Origin: Orchestral music from the beginning of the century, in a doubled tempo.

Instruments: brass instruments, piano and saxopjhone.

Lyrics: No lyrics.

Did you know...

  • It was a music for dance solo or in couple.

  • Dance was easy, so you could improvise it.

  • Percussion section was no used in that time.

Some artists were: Josephine Baker

Charleston

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Doo-Wop

Time: 1940's

Place: USA

Origin: Bluegrass and country music. Also barbershop quartet style.

Instruments: Vocal harmony with a few instruments.

Lyrics: Mosty about love and first steps in relationship.

Did you know...

  • It was a great hit at the end of the 40's.

  • There was a lead singer, but also a choir.

  • The "Doo wop" name was formed by the sound of the choir singing.

Some artists were: 

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The Platters

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The Chordettes

Doo Wop

Doo Wop

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The Crew Cuts

Beat

Time: 1960's

Place: UK

Origin: Mix up of Rock'n Roll and Rockabilly. 

Instruments: Lead vocal and harmonies. Two electric guitars, an electric bass and drum set. 

Lyrics: Mosty about love  in a positive way. Friendship.

Did you know...

  • With this music, the British Invasion started.

  • Producers tried to generate more benefits with marketing.

  • This style tried to promote youth.

Some artists were: 

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The Beatles

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The Searchers

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The Monkeys

Country

Time: 1960's

Place: USA

Origin: Bluegrass and Rock.

Instruments: Guitars, banjos, harmonicas, double bass, drum set and dobros. 

Lyrics: American way of life, tough people and even macho man. 

Did you know...

  • It was an attempt to return to well known American music. 

  • The lead singer normally used a lower voice.

  • In the US, it was a phenomenon.

Some artists were: 

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Johnny Cash

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Charlie McCoy

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Disco

Time: 1970's

Place: Europe

Origin: Funky music from R'n B. 

Instruments: Lead singer and electric instruments like keyboards and synthesisers. 

Lyrics: Dance, first love, but also friendship, enjoying life and be happy.

Did you know...

  • It was the predominant music for a decade.

  • Movies were filmed with a dance theme.

  • This music was attached with a way of fashion.

Some artists were: 

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Disco

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ABBA

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Gloria Gaynor

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Donna Summer

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The Bee Gees

New Wave

Time: 1980's

Place: USA

Origin: Beat and disco, but with a great influence of punk behaviour.

Instruments: Singer with some electronic instruments. Guitars are not so important, but they liked sound effects.

 Lyrics: Love and friendship. Youth and freedom. Sometimes they looked for justice and politics. 

Did you know...

  • It was the most important style since the birth of Rock. 

  • With this style, music became very popular and benefits were huge. 

  • MTV channel was created to promote this music.

Some artists were: 

New Wave

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Cyndi Lauper

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Culture Club

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Billy Joel

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Madonna

Power Pop

Time: 1970's

Place: USA

Origin: Rock, punk, and different styles of pop music.

Instruments: Aggresive vocal, with drums and guitars. It's very closed to rock music, but with electronic instruments (keyboards) harmony with a few instruments.

Lyrics: Love, sex, youth, friendship, freedom.

Did you know...

  • The use of electric guitars is predominant.

  • Sometimes this style is confused with hard rock.

  • The motto was "Youth power"

Some artists were: 

Power Pop

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Roxette

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Europe

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Bon Jovi

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Aerosmith

Vocal Bands

Time: 1990's

Place: USA

Origin: New Wave

Instruments: Vocal harmony with electronic instruments.

Lyrics: Mosty about love and first steps in relationship.

Did you know...

  • It was the main stream music of the 90's.

  • They were bands created unnaturally, looking for benefits.

  • Each band's member has a different character and mood, to reach different audiences. 

Some artists were: 

Vocal Bands

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NKOTB

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Spice Girls

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Take That

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N'Sync

Dance Pop

Time: 2000's

Place: USA

Origin: Disco, New wave, Electronic music

Instruments: Singer and synthesiser. Wide use of autotune and similars.

Lyrics: Friendship and love from a more personal point of view.

Did you know...

  • It was created from TV stars, specially from Disney.

  • Video clips were full of sexual references.

  • Most of the artists were women. 

Some artists were: 

Dance Pop

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Britney Spears

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Christina Aguilera

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Lady Gaga

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Kesha

Teen Pop

Time: 2000's

Place: USA

Origin: Vocal bands and Dance pop.

Instruments: Singer, acoustic guitar and lots of electronic instruments.

Lyrics: High school issues and first love. Friendship

Did you know...

  • It was main stream in the 2000's.

  • Merchandising was really important for this style.

  • It was important though tv, but also movies and first YouTube videos.

Some artists were: 

Teen Pop

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Avril Lavigne

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Hanna Montana

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Jonas Brothers

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Tokyo Hotel

Latin Pop

Time: 1990's

Place: South America, specially Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico

Origin: Different styles from Caribbean and South America, mix them up with rock and pop styles.

Instruments: Singer and instruments from traditional music. Electric guitar and drum set. 

Lyrics: Enjoying dance and sing, Latino way of life, Love and friendship.

Did you know...

  • Songs were written in both languages: English and Spanish.

  • It was associated to traditional dances (bachata, merengue...)

  • It was the first time that reggaeton  rhythm appeared.

Some artists were: 

Latin Pop

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Marc Anthony

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Ricky Martin

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Youtubers & TV-Shows

Time: 2010's

Place: USA

Origin: Electronic and pop music, specially new wave.

Instruments: Vocal harmony with a lead singer. Electronic and traditional instruments (acoustic guitar and piano)

Lyrics: Love, friendship, good times. 

Did you know...

  • Most of these bands got stream in internet, specially through Youtube.

  • Regular people singing better that the original singer, most of the times.

  • Thanks to the internet phenomenon, music industry is rethinking and rebuilding.

Some artists were: 

TV and YTs

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Justin Bieber

J-Pop & K-Pop

Time: since 1980's, with a peak of popularity in the 2010's

Place: Japan and South Korea

Origin: Assimilation of pop styles through asian culture.

Instruments: Vocal harmony with electronic instruments.

Lyrics: Love and friendship.

Did you know...

  • It was main stream in Asia in the last 40 years.

  • Always sing in Japanese or Korean, but it can included some English words or phrases.

  • It's always about Asian culture, far from European or American comprehension.

Some artists were: 

Jpop & Kpop

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BTS

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Eclectic Pop

Time: since 2010-15

Place: World Wide

Origin: Dance pop and Ne Wave.

Instruments: Electronic instruments and some acoustic instruments, specially acoustic guitar

Lyrics: Personal Issues.

Did you know...

  • It approaches to many different and distant styles just like hip-hop, dance-pop, punk, country and many more. 

  • It takes back the idea of live concerts.

  • It's a very personal way to understand music.

Some artists were: 

Eclectic pop

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Taylor Swift

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Ed Sheeran

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Billie Eilish

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Ariana Grande

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