1. By: Anna Hance AustralianMusic Australian Music

2. Indigenous Music Indigenous Australian music refers to the music of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The best known traditional indigenous instrument is the didgeridoo.

3. Folk Music- Bush music were songs sung by the convicts sent to Australia from Britain. Early songs were about the harsh ways of life, the people and events. Later songs were about experiences of war, droughts, flooding rain, Aboriginality, and the railways.

4. Folk Rock- Unique because it has origins from both the indigenous music traditions as well as folk music( including Sea Shanties) It kind of brings together different ethnicities and instruments.

5. Country- There are 2 kinds of country music. The first are related to folk traditions of Ireland, Scotland, England, and many other diverse nations. It’s lyrics focusing strictly on Australian subjects. The second is more American related. Started in the 1930s Australian artists have become considerably successful in the US like Olivia Newton-John and Keith Urban.

6. Children’s Music In 2008 The Wiggles were named Business Review Weekly’s top earning Australian entertainers for the fourth year in a row having earned AU$47 mil. in 2007. “The world’s biggest pre-school band.” By 2002 they had become ABC’s most successful pre-school television program.

7. Rock and Pop Australia has produced a wide variety of rock and pop music. Artists like The Bee Gees, AC/DC, or Nick Cave. Pub rock was immensely popular in the 1980s In the mid-50s, American rock and roll spread across the world. 1956- Bill Haley & His Comets released “Rock Around the Clock.” The biggest-selling Australian sngle ever.

8. R&B and Soul Music Had a significant impact on Australian popular music, but American recordings weren’t played on the radio because they were “too noisy and too black.”

9. Hip Hop Hip hop began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by other works overseas. A distinctive local style had come by the 1990s Hip hop has been influenced by urban African- American styles, reggae and rap. The dance moves also helped make it popular.

10. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_music http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/music/po p/ http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/music/po p/