MUSIC IN THE 60s

1. MUSIC IN THE 60s

2. CONTENTS • Beat music • Hippie culture • German music culture in the 60s • “Schlager“ (loosely translated as "a hit") • Rock • British Invasion • Bands and Songs in the 60s

3. HIPPIE CULTURE • developed as a youth movement • began in the US during the early 60s  born in the midst of a revolution  spread around the world • best known for rejecting many of society's morals and attitudes • birth control pill: freedom to experiment with sex • fundamental ethos: - freedom - harmony with nature - communal living - artistic experimentation, especially in music (e.g. Jimi Hendrix) - recreational drugs

4. BEAT MUSIC • pop and rock music genre • developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s • typical of the decade • model for many important developments in pop and rock music • most common beat groups are The Rolling Stones and The Beatles • spread to other European countries • symbol of “rebellion, long hair andloud music“  conflict between old,conservative and young, wild generation

5. GERMAN MUSIC CULTURE IN THE 60s

6. BRITISH INVASION • phenomenon that occured in the mid-1960s • rock and pop music acts from the UK, as well as other aspects of British culture, became popular in the US and throughoutthe world • lasting impact even on today‘s music • spread through radio and television • “Swinging London“, a fashion and cultural scene in London, became popular • examples of British Invasion bands: The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones

7. BANDS AND SONGS IN THE 60s CLICK HERE

8. SOURCES • http://www.camarillohighschool1969.com/ • http://www.loti.com/hippies_life.htm • wikipedia.org • http://www.history.co.uk/ • Booklooker.de • Last.fm