Taylor has won over 22 awards in only 3 years.
“1989 ”was eligible for platinum , and became the champion of more than 12 countries' album charts.
The development
Country music evolved quickly in the 1920’s, became popular in the 1940’s, widely enjoyed in the 1970’s.
In the 1990’s, country music became worldwide popularity.
Achievements
In 2006, she released her self-titled debut album《Taylor swift》,which was
certified Platinum several times by the Recording Industry Association of America.
It played a sound melodious(旋律优美的)， bouncy（快活 can be identified easily among so many types of music.
The influence
Based on country music, several derivative(衍生的) musical forms as followed:
Introduce
➢ Her music sounds both county and pop
➢ The first country singer ever to have two singles reach number one on the pop chart
➢ Written or co-written every song on the album
Group 2
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Country music
The origin The development The influence Taylor Swift
The origin
➢ In the early 1900’s, immigrants from the Appalachian Mountains of North America immigrated into the southern.
➢ Known around the world by her music
Early Life
•At the age of 10, Taylor began writing songs and singing them at contests, festivals, and fairs around her hometown.
In 2006, sales of country albums increased to 36 million, while sales of albums in music industry was on the decline .
Major instruments
The characteristics
It brings high profit reaches 400 million dollars a year.
Taylor Swift
Height : 180 cm Weight : 56 kg Type: Country/Pop Nationality : the United States Date of birth : 1989-12-13 Singer type :creative singer
When she was 21 ,she released the fourth album《Speak now》
When she was 23 ,she released the fifth album 《Red》
She released the latest album《1989》in 2014.
Country music reflects the thoughts of
labouring people, usually relates to family, finding love, losing love, friendship,
drinking, cheating, hurting,happiness, or God.
➢ They brought their music and instruments along with them. Different kinds of music formed and produced new kind of music .
➢ This is the early country music, also called hillbilly music.
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string guitar when she was 12.
Albums
When she was 17,she released the first album 《Taylor swift》
When she was 19,she released the second album 《Beautiful eyes》and the third album《Fearless》
Bluegrass(兰草音乐) Roots rock Southern rock Rock and roll
The influence
The unique charm of country music attracts worldwide listeners, remained steady for it.