1. Topic: Music Class: B lyceum Date: May 2015

2. Teacher: KROKOU Eleni. Class: B Lyceum
* Teacher: KROKOU Eleni Class: B Lyceum Number of students: 5 Students AIMS: - To enable the students to research a topic of their interest. - To look into the various genres, styles of music and music groups. - To familiarize themselves with the various sites on the internet. - To enhance their vocabulary. - To develop their presentation skills. - To improve their pronunciation, intonation and oral skills.

3. MUSIC
In this presentation we are going to talk about several genres of music such as
Blues
Jazz
Rock n roll
Rock
Metal

4. BLUES
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel”-Jimmy Hendrix.
Form of music that started in the United States during the start of the 20th century.
The first blues songs were called Delta blues.
The main instruments are electric amplified
The lyrics are usually about life, more specifically, the bad things in life

5. Rock n roll
Subgernes:
1950->Rockabilly(Elvis Presley)
1970->’’just’’ Rock(Led zeppelin, Rolling stones)
1980->Metal(Iron maiden, Deep purple, Black Sabbath)
1990->New wave(INXS)
Origins->Country music, jump and Chicago blues and swing jazz
Starting point->1950s and 60s in United States
Typical instruments->Electric guitar, string bass, drums, piano and saxophone(occasionally)
Popularity->One of the best selling music form since the 1950s

6. JAZZ Subgenres Invented in the U.S and gained popularity in the 1920s.
1930->swing jazz(‘fast’ tempos and strong rhythm parts)
1940->Bepop jazz(fast songs and complex harmony)
1960->Free and
Modern jazz(lots
of improvisation)
1970->Jazz fusion
(blend of jazz and rock
JAZZ
Invented in the U.S and gained popularity in the 1920s.
Jazz combines African-American music with European.
Jazz was influenced by the music of African slaves in the U.S
Jazz is said to be a pre-form of Blues

7. ROCK
It comes from Rock n Roll in the early 1980s in the United kingdom and U.S Rock uses mostly an electric guitar a bass and a drum kit. Rock focuses on musical skill and live performance Rock has also helped cultural and social movements
Subgenres
HARD ROCK COUNTRY ALTERNATIVE PROGRESSIVE

8. METAL HEAVY METAL PROGRESSIVE POWER METAL SPEED EPIC METAL THRASH
Metal is developed in the late s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States
With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock ,
the bands created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos , emphatic beats, and overall loudness.
Many metal songs were about love, sex, partying, having a good time, illegal drug use, and drinking alcohol.
HEAVY METAL PROGRESSIVE POWER METAL SPEED EPIC METAL THRASH

9. Presented by: SOTIROPOULOS Alexandros SAPOUNTZIS Myronas PETROLEKAS Dimitris DARIOTIS Orfeas TATAKIS Michael