Musical timeline

Blues

Blues was created in the Early 20th century

It was typicaly played and sung by african-americans

Blues 1900

Ragtime

Ragtime is a jazz piano style pioneered by the composer Scott Joplin.

Ragtime

1910

Country

country music comes from southern states of america, dating back to the 1920s

country

1920

Jazz

jazz is an umbrella term covering lots of sub genres. it has roots in black America music such as Blues.

Jazz

1930

SWING

Swing music was played by Big Bands in 1930s USA. Between the wars, young people enjoyed the freedom to go out and dance to live music being played by bands led by musicians such as Glenn Miller.

Swing

1930

Skiffle

Skiffle was popular in the UK in the 1950s. It had a DIY feel using homemade instruments. Its influences include blues, country and folk music.

Skiffle

1940/50

Rock n roll

Rock n roll

1950

In 1950s USA, a cultural movement called Rock ‘n’ Roll began. The growing popularity of film and TV, the freedom from war, and the emergence of youth culture made rock ‘n’ roll a cultural phenomenon bigger than the world had seen before. The music has influences in African American styles such as blues and boogie woogie, and included amplified instruments such as electric guitar and bass guitar.

Rock

As rock ‘n’ roll from the 1950s evolved, one of the spin-off genres was rock music. Amplified instruments, high energy and live performances were important features of this genre.

Rock

1960

Celtic Rock

Celtic rock is a fusion of Scottish and rock elements. An Irish band in the 60s called The Chieftains incorporated folk instruments and influences into their pop music and this inspired others to do the same, such as the Scottish bands Big Country, Runrig and Wolfstone.

Celtic Rock

1960/80

60s pop

60s pop

Music of the 1960s has strong influences in rock ‘n’ roll, American blues and early RnB. The Beatles were a key band in this era and their music was popular not just in the UK but in the USA and worldwide.

Disco

With a strong 1970s feel, Disco has its origins in music venues in the north-east USA. Artists such as Donna Summers rose to fame with this genre which was a huge part of the culture at the time.

Disco

1970

Hip Hop

Hip Hop began as a cultural movement in the Bronx in the late 1970s. Turntables, graffiti, break dancing, MC-ing and rapping are all part of the culture.

Hip Hop

1970

Punk

punk

1970

The punk movement spread across the USA and the UK in the 1970s. It was an anti-establishment, anti-authority rebellion and the music reflected this with a loud, unpolished, DIY sound and political lyrics. This was in contrast to the clean, highly-produced pop and disco records of the same time.

Synth pop

Synth pop

1980

The rising popularity and availability of synthesizers had a huge impact on popular music in the 1980s. Entire songs could be created layering synth sounds – digital drum loops, bass lines, chords and instrumental riffs.

Dance / Electronica

Dance Music/electonica

1980/90

Electronica and related styles make heavy use of electric sounds such as beats, loops and samples. It originated with DJs playing in night clubs in the 1980s and 1990s.

Scottish

Scotland has a rich musical heritage with many styles of traditional vocal and instrumental music, such as ballads, jigs, reels, pibroch and ayres.

Scottish

1900-present

Musical

Musical

1900-present

Musicals are performed in theatres, with singing, acting, costumes, scenery and a band or orchestra accompanying them. Musicals have been around since the 19th Century but are particularly popular now with shows in places such as New York’s Broadway and London’s West End being performed daily to audiences of thousands of people.

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