HiSTORY

First thing to know pop music was not understood as a musical genre with specific musical features.

A lot of young people listen to pop music around the world

This genre began in the 50s, and The Beattles were the first band that marked the beginning of this genre.

Pop is a well known genre for people of low culture music. This genre has also been very important for the evolution of music

SOCIETY, LIFE, INFLUECE

Pop has a large amount of fans, however there are some people who don't like this kind of music.

Many years ago people thought that pop music was kind of noisy and it was for people with a lack of culture in music. Back then people used to listen to classical music and rock and roll from which came out pop. A lot of people think pop is a style of life.

INSTRUMENTS

instruments

There are some instruments below used in pop music. However the voice is the strength in this rhythm, and it gives the structure.

Types of voices may include singing, screaming, hitting or the spoken word.Well known pop vocalists include Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Madonna and Justin Bieber.

Drums

The drums of pop music can be played by a drummer in a battery pack or can be produced electronically by a computer. Drums have a computer digital sound that can be felt. The drums are essential to set the pace and make the song progresses.

Guitars

Guitars are common in pop music. The types of guitars used in this type of music that includes guitars, bass, acoustic and electric guitars. A guitar is a stringed instrument. Bass guitars usually have four strings.

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Bass

is a musical instrument of the family of stringed instruments similar in appearance and construction to the electric guitar, but with a larger body

Keyboard

The keyboard is the front portion or section, which is provided with keys and used to be driven by means of the fingers

ARTISTS

Madonna

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Fortin was born on August 16th, 1958 in BayCity Michigan, near Detroit in the United States.

ARTISTS

JUSTIN BIEBER

Born March 1st, 1994, in Ontario, Canada to a single mother, Justin Bieber took second place in a local talent competition but turned into a YouTube phenomenon.

ARTISTS

MICHAEL JACKSON

the best-selling pop singers 

Singer-song writer Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana on August 29th, 1958. As a child, he was the lead singer of the Jackson family's popular Motown group

SUBGENRES

Although it is a genre with many subgenres and different rhythms the most prominent are the following

INDIE POP:

It's when the record group doesn't have the enough resources, therefore it can not be competed

TRADITIONAL POP:

The one that was made with traditional musical structure as voice, bass drums and guitar

ELECTRONIC POP

It's computer-made by pop music

COMMERCIAL POP

This type is the most competitive and gets more money