History of Pop Music
45 - 60 minutes presentation
$4.00 per student
Suitable for S & E classes
and Music students.
Year 6 to Year 10
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This presentation traces
the history of popular music through the early 20th century. It covers
- Sheet music of the 1890s
- Ragtime on sheet music and on
early records
- Ragtime dances
- Development of jazz
- Foxtrot music of the 1920s
- Swing and big band music of
the 30s and 40s
- Post war tin pan alley songs
- Impact of Rock n Roll and
other dances (e.g. twist)
- Legitimizing of Rock n Roll by
the British Groups of
the 60s
- Heavy metal rock
- Disco music and the 70s glamour
- Impact of video clips.
In each case classic examples of each style and craze are
played using ORIGINAL records. |