♫ From its early development until the present, Jazz has incorporated music from 19th century and 20th century into America popular music.
Rock & Roll（摇滚乐）
Pop music
• Pop music is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving(源自) from rock and roll. The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably(可交换地), while the latter is a specific genre of music which has qualities which would make it appealing to a large audience.
• Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ‘n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved(发展) in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rock and roll began achieving wide popularity in the 1960s. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies and on television, influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. Now many young people like to listen to rock music which expresses their strong feelings.
据估计，猫王已经销售超过300,000,000张专辑，是唱片业历史上销量最大的歌 手之一。
猫王埃尔维斯·普雷斯利--“猫王”(The Hillbilly Cat)，这个绰号是狂热的 美国南方歌迷为他取的昵称。猫王从未录制过外语歌曲，并且除了在三个加 拿大城市的五场演出，他也从未在美国国外举办过演唱会。
Representative fig(Taylor Swift)
2.Jazz
(Elvis Aron Presley)
3. Rock & Roll
(Michael Jackson )
4. Hip-Hop
(Akon)
乡村音乐于20世纪20年代兴起于美国南部，其根源来自英国民谣，是美国白人 民族音乐代表。 乡村音乐的特点是曲调简单，节奏平稳，带有叙事性，具有较浓的乡土气息。 美国甜心、歌坛天后Taylor Swift（泰勒·斯威夫特），是现代乡村音乐的代 表人物，也是乡村音乐创作型女歌手。
American pop music
主讲人： 李晓洁（201109010021 张杉杉（201109010026
Wonderful music of the west
Rock and roll, blues, country, rhythm and blues(节奏布鲁斯), jazz, pop, techno(高科技 舞曲/电子舞曲), and hip hop are the most internationally-renowned(国际知名的) genres(体裁；样式). The United States has the world's largest music industry and its music is heard all over the world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, some forms of American popular music have gained almost a global audience.
她曾获得7座格莱美奖，乡村音乐巅峰奖（乡村音乐史上只有Taylor Swift与 Garth Brooks获得此奖。
在她的专辑中《Taylor Swift》和《Fearless》,里面全是乡村风格的。
发行专辑： 《Red》 《Speak Now World Tour》 《Speak Now》 《Fearless》Platinum Edition 《Fearless》 Beautiful Eyes (EP) 《Taylor Swift》Deluxe Edition Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift 《Taylor Swift》
埃尔维斯·普雷斯利Elvis Aron Presley
被称为美国流行音乐之父
20世纪50年代，猫王的音乐开始风靡世界。他的音乐超越了种族以及文化的疆 界，将乡村音乐、布鲁斯音乐以及山地摇滚融会贯通，形成了具有鲜明个性 的独特曲风，强烈的震撼了当时的流行乐坛，并让摇滚乐开始如同旋风一般 横扫了世界乐坛。
Styles of Western Music
❖Jazz ❖Rock Music ❖Pop Music
Jazz（爵士乐）
♫ Jazz is a style of music that originated(起源于) at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence(汇合；融汇) of African and European music traditions.