Music Styles Introduction

1. Music Styles Introduction -Country music and Funk music-

2. What is Country Music • Country music is about tradition that differ from place to place. • Its simple form lends itself to endless variations on similar themes. • Country music grew out of American Southern folk music, both Appalachian and blues. • Old-time country was simple and folky, with just guitars and fiddles.

3. Some Coutry Styles • Western Swing • Honky Tonk • Bluegrass • Cowboy • Traditional Country

4. Western Swing • It was the most eclectic form of country music and in its free-wheeling diversity . • It set the stage for rock & roll . • It also incorporated traditional pop melodies, jazz improvisation, blues and folk. • Bob Wills and Milton Brown popularized the genre in the '30s and Wills became known as the father of the genre .

5. Symbolic Artists and Songs • Bob Wills -Take me back to Tulsa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFzW55_a51U

6. Honky Tonk • It was the first to be significantly influenced by rock & roll. • It's spare and direct, driven acoustic guitars, steel guitars, fiddles, and a high, lonesome vocal . • Ernest Tubb was the first honky tonk musician to popularize the genre, but Hank Williams, George Jones, and Lefty Frizzell became the definitive artists in the '50s.

7. Symbolic Artists and Songs • Hank Williams Jr – Jambalaya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KubI-U25OOI 1:30秒開始 • Hank Williams Sr – Jambalaya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pslBKrCf4MQ • George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2aNifcy20

8. Bluegrass • It grew out of traditional string band music , but musicians made the music faster, harder, and more technically demanding. • It was named after Bill Monroe's backing band, the Blue Grass Boys.After its inception in the mid-'40s, and its popularization in the '50s,the sound had become part of country music .

9. Cowboy • Cowboy Music was originally handed down from the genuine Old West articles, its repertoire consisting of songs sung on the open range to pass the time on cattle drives. • The performances and production of cowboy songs depend largely on the context. • While movie songs were usually recorded with modern soundtrack-style orchestras, old-time groups like the Sons of the Pioneers relied on traditional, unadorned acoustic instruments.

10. Symbolic Artists and Songs • Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Q_89EL-js

11. Traditional Country • Traditional Country is a nebulous term ,but the name does evoke a specific sound, namely the long-standing tradition of simple country songs delivered with simple instrumentation and a distinct twang. • The era of traditional country didn't begin until the late '20s, when Jimmie Rodgers became the first national country music star.

12. Following Rodgers' success, old-time music faded in popularity and traditional country was born. For the next 40 years, most country music fell under the traditional country umbrella . • During the '60s, mainstream country became progressively more pop-influenced, yet traditional country held strong until the early '70s, when country-pop became the dominant form of country music.

13. Symbolic Artists and Songs • Faith Hill – Lost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZa2BS1dNw 0:30秒開始

14. Key Words • Fiddle 小提琴 • Free-wheeling 不受約束的 • Incorporate 吸收 • Improvisation 急就章 • Acoustic 聽覺的 • Definitive 最終 • Inception 成立

15. Key Words • Repertoire 匯輯 • Nebulous 朦朧 • Twang 弦聲