1. HUM 176

2. INTRODUCTION

3. AT A GLANCE

4. TEMPORAL/REGIONAL ROOTS MAKING POP MUSIC UNIQUE  Root trails from African American Blues.  American diverse racial culture music is mirrored in Pop Music.  It has much bearing on country music, blues, rock ‘n roll and hip hop of any nation.  US music has turned Nashville and L.A. as the celebrated heart of American as well as international music.

5. CULTURAL LEGACY OF POP MUSIC  Native Americans, settlers from different European nations, Irish and English people  German, and French played important roles.  African culture has had much authority over American music.  Musical audio elements form jazz, the blues and gospel have much influence.

6.  Jazz and Blues came with unique sounds and feel  First African immigrants to America had most influence  Slaves came with flamboyant mosaic of music

7. CULTURAL WEIGHT OF POP MUSIC The All Time King of Pop is Michael Jackson. Vietnam came into being with Jimi Hendrix. Elvis ruled Rock and Roll and is still the King

8. DOMINANT FACTORS INFLUENCING IT MUSICIAN BACKGROUND CULTURAL FACTORS  Ethnic roots  Target People  Public Role  Sexual Category  Sexual Orientation Ethnic origin Sexual Category Sexual Orientation Class consciousness

9. SOCIETY STRATIFIED  Social Position  Social Appearance  Socio-Cultural impact

10. ETHICS AND IDEALS OF POP MUSIC WHO GETS DRAWN TO POP MUSIC? WHAT DOES POP MAKE YOU FEEL?  Young Adolescent people  Teens  People with the same ideals  Joyful  Thrilled  Fine  Gloomy  Varies from person to person

11. WHY THESE GROUPS ARE DRAWN TO POP?

13. REFERENCES