World Music Map

Modern Music

• Jacob Collier
• Music Prodigy
• Produces music from his bedroom
• Grammy award winner
• Redefining music theory
• Sleeping On My Dreams

The British Invasion

Facts and Culture

Europe

• 50 Countries in Europe,
• Over 700 million people!
• Largest countries:
• Russia
• Ukraine
• France
• Classical music's birthplace
• British Rock

• Mid 60's
• British Rock and other music came to the USA
• Bands all influenced by USA Rock and Blues
• The Beatles led the charge, but were quickly followed:
• The Springfields
• The Zombies
• The Hollies

Classical Music

British Rock!

Modern American Music

Hey Jude

Famous Composers:

George Frideric Handel

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig von Beethoven

• The Beatles
• Most popular british rock group of all time
• Influenced many rock groups
• Led Zeppilin
• Pink Floyd
• The Rolling Stones
• The Who
• Queen

Fur Elise

The Immigrant Song

• Technology!!
• Changed how music was created forever.

Current American genres:

Pop, Rock, Metal, Rap, Dubstep, etc.

American Artists

Don't Stop Me Now

Comfortably Numb

Lady Gaga

Ariana Grande

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Taylor Swift

Post Malone

Messiah "Hallelujah Chorus"

You Need to

Calm Down

Rain on Me

Our Song

Circles

Japanese Traditional Music

Post Malone

Lady Gaga

(Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta)

• Born: March 28, 1986 (age 34) New York City, U.S.

• Parents forced her to take piano lessons
• Created songs by ear

Taylor Alison Swift

• Born: December 13, 1989 (age 30) West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Our Song"
• Changed genres from country to pop

(Austin Richard Post)

• Born:July 4, 1995 (age 25) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
• Family moved to Texas
• Father was head of commissions for Dallas Cowboys
• Auditioned as a guitarist for the band Crown the Empire
• Guitar string broke and was rejected

Awarded Artist of the Decade by the American Music Awards

Ariana Grande-Butera

• Born: June 26, 1993 (age 27) Boca Raton, Florida, US
• Started on Broadway at the age of 13
• Fame rose from Nickelodean shows Victorious and Sam and Cat

• Two oldest forms:
• shōmyō:Buddhist chanting
• gagaku: orchestral court music

Facts and Culture

gagaku

shōmyō

Soul, R&B, Pop

Facts and Culture

• Population: 126.5 million
• Highest mountain: Mount Fuji(Dormant volcano)
• Made up of 15 regions
• Music: Largest physical music market in world
• ($2 bill in revenue in 2014)
• Japanese word for music is (ongaku)

• Rhythm and Blues (1940's)
• Soul (1950-60's)
• Pop (1980's)
• Popular artists:

• Consists of 50 states, a federal district (District of Columbia) and 14 territories.
• Capital: Washington D.C.
• Third largest country in the world
• Started music genres:
• Blues
• Country
• Jazz
• Rock n' Roll
• R&B
• Pop

Traditional Instruments

Taiko Drums

Koto

Let the Good Times Roll Louise Jordan

1940's

Georgia On My Mind-Ray Charles

1950's

Michael Jackson (King of Pop)

1980's

Samshin

Sho

Respect- Aretha Franklyn

late 1960's

Modern Music

Rock

J-pop

Anime

Game Music

Country and Rock

Jazz

• Southern United States
• Rockabilly music was the bridge between country and rock

• Originated in the southern African-American communities. (New Orleans)
• Started in 1920's
• Rooted in the Blues (1860-1920)
• Jazz-fusion (1950's)
• Smooth Jazz (1980's)

Johnny Cash- Ring of Fire

Elvis Presley- Hound Dog

John Denver- Take Me Home, Country Roads

Dave Brubeck

1956

Ella Fitzgerald & Louise Armstrong

1957

W.C. Handy- Memphis Blues

1914

Glen Miller Band- In the Mood

1939

Bhangra (Dance)

Africa Facts and Culture:

• A traditional dance originating from Punjab, India

India Facts and Culture

• 7th largest country in the world

Mexico

• Languages spoken: Hindi, Bengali,Telugu

• Birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism

• Second most populous continent (~1.1 billion people)
• There are fewer people with internet connections in Africa than there are in just New York City.

• Dance and music hold as a strong tradition

Facts and Culture

Japan

• Sports: Cricket, Golf, Volleyball, Gillie-Danda

• 126.2 million (2018)
• Most reptile species in the world 700 reptile species
• Mariachi style of folk music
• Most popular sports: Football (Soccer), baseball, basketball.

Sitar:

Indian Instruments

• A stringed instrument of Northern India.
• Wide fingerboard
• Movable frets
• Pear-shaped body/Gourd resonator
• Solo Instrument

Tabla (Drum):

• Two drums:
• Daya Tabla (Right)
• Baya Tabla(Left)
• Use fingers and palms to play

Popular/Current Music:

Naah- Hardy Sandhu

• Music helps to express the divine and eternal value of human life

Raga!

• A style of music using characteristic motives, embellishments and note intervals

• Made of up to 5 different notes

• Improvisation

• Tabla and Sitar

• Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar

Sources: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/10/31/getting-to-know-africa-interestingfacts/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Music_of_Africa

"Tonal framework for composition and improvisation" - Joep Bor Rotterdam Conservatory of Music

Mariachi

Instruments

• Instruments: guitarrón, vihuela, guitar, violins and trumpets.

*Harp

Mbira

• Traditional instrument from Zimbabwe
• A newer version: Kalimba
• Tines originally made of bamboo, replaced with metal later on.

India

Dance!

Mvet

• Many traditional dances
• Jarabe Tapatío (Hat Dance)
• La Conquista (Spanish Conquest)
• Danza del Venado (Deer Dance)
• traditional dance of the Yaqui Indians

Africa

• Traditional string instrument from Camaroon, Gabon and the Congo.
• Played solo or with poems.

Jarabe Tapatío

Ghana

Gabon

Congo

Population: 84.07 million (2018) (World Bank)

Population: 2.119 million (2018) (World Bank)

Brazil

Zaïko Langa Langa

Congese famous band 1970-90

• Influenced in rumba, jazz etc.
• 1990: popular music scene had declined
• Deaths of popular artists

Music of Brazil

• Many styles
• Most well known:
• Samba
• Bossa Nova
• Influenced by other countries
• USA: Brazilian rock, rap, country, etc.
• Africa: Afro-Brazilian music.

Samba/Carnaval

• Escolas de samba (samba schools) originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
• Practices held in schools
• Groups would perform in Carnaval festivals
• Around 400 percussionists
• 6000 members in attendance
• Parades, dancing, and celebration

Samba Instruments

Batucada

Australia

African-influenced Brazilian percussive style

South America

Welcome to Australia!

Indigenous Music

Jimmy Little

• First Aborigine mainstream artist
• Biggest hit "The Royal Telephone"

• Aborigines and Coastal islanders
• The didgeridoo is the most iconic Australian instrument
• Made from hollowed out eucalyptus tree

• Population: 25 million
• 6th largest country in the world
• Originally colonized by the British
• Music originated from Aborigines from the costal islands
• Mainstream music consists of rock and pop

Modern Music

Facts about S. America

• Pop and rock music popular
• Similar taste is modern music as the USA and Canada
• Australian Artists: Men At Work, Sia, AC/DC, Iggy Azalia
• Men At Work's "Down Under" unofficial anthem of Australia

Crisis in Paradise

• 1970 Radio ban
• Record company dispute between "pay to play" copywriter fee
• The ban lasted 6 months
• Led to new independent artist popularity
• AC/DC, Little River Band, Rose Tattoo, etc.

"Down Under"

"Titanium"

• Population: 428 million
• Latin American music: A mix of styles including bossa nova, merengue, salsa, tango, and cumbia.
• This music was eventually influenced by the United States music.
• Latin pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, and reggaeton.

Grunge

• Emerged in Australia and US state of Washington in mid 1980's
• Punk/metal hybrid
• Australian Grunge bands: The Scientists, Feedtime, X etc.

World Music Map

7th -8th General Music

Mr. Miller

India: Slide 2

Africa: Slide 10

South America: 20

Mexico: 27

Austrailia: 33

Japan: 41

Europe: 47

Old America: 56

New America: 61