The Function of Music in Reservation Blues

The Function of Music in Reservation Blues

Definition Popular Music:

Popular music is music belonging to any of a number

of musical styles that are accessible to the

general public and are disseminated by one or more

of the mass media.

Popular Music In General:

- the music since industrialization in the 1800's that is most in line with the tastes and interests of people

а extremely wide range of music from vaudeville

and minstrel shows to heavy metal

- abbreviated to pop music

аoften used for a narrower branch of popular music

Popular Music and the Business:

- product of the modern business enterprise

- try to select and cultivate the music that will have the greatest success with the public

аmaximize their profits

- the big companies manipulate the audiences and sell them products with no intrinsic value

- Outlet for sense of expression and creativity

- playing for enjoyment

Genres:

- popular music is subdivided into genres

- different genres often addresse different age groups

- the average age of a big band music audience is probably higher then the listeners of rap music

What is Blues?

- a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes

- the word blue is often associtaed with melancholy, depression and sadness

Origin of the Blues:

- early form of blues-like music was a call-and-response shouts

- a form