Ppopularized: Society's Reception To Pop Music And Jazz?
Jose Ernesto Sibal
Sir Jomar Cuartero
En 12 R-37
March 6, 2013
POPularized: Society’s Reception to Pop and Jazz Pop music and jazz music are two different worlds. They cannot be compared to each other, as it would be like comparing a magazine to a novel. Everywhere, pop music is prevalent. It is heard on the radio, in shops, in parties, and other places. People sing pop songs all the time. We can say that contemporary pop music from artists like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Adele, Chris Brown, and the like(mainly Top 40 artists), attracts more attention than jazz music in our society today due to pop music’s predictability, catchy lyrics, simple song structures and time signature; contrary to a great number of jazz songs that have complicated time signatures and structures, and the syncopation of rhythms. Pop is the most accessible musical genre. Almost all of the contemporary pop songs use a 4/4 time signature, which is the most basic time signature in music. The 4/4 time signature is the time signature than you can …show more content…
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Sir Jomar Cuartero
En 12 R-37
March 6, 2013
POPularized: Society’s Reception to Pop and Jazz Pop music and jazz music are two different worlds. They cannot be compared to each other, as it would be like comparing a magazine to a novel. Everywhere, pop music is prevalent. It is heard on the radio, in shops, in parties, and other places. People sing pop songs all the time. We can say that contemporary pop music from artists like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Adele, Chris Brown, and the like(mainly Top 40 artists), attracts more attention than jazz music in our society today due to pop music’s predictability, catchy lyrics, simple song structures and time signature; contrary to a great number of jazz songs that have complicated time signatures and structures, and the syncopation of rhythms. Pop is the most accessible musical genre. Almost all of the contemporary pop songs use a 4/4 time signature, which is the most basic time signature in music. The 4/4 time signature is the time signature than you can …show more content…
"Op-Ed Commentary: Listening to Jazz vs. Listening to Pop | The International Review of Music." The International Review of Music. 27 Apr 2010. Web. 5 Mar 2013. .
"Syncopation - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 4 Mar 2013. .
"Improvising - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 4 Mar 2013. .
"Jazz Definition." A Passion For Jazz. Web. 4 Mar 2013. .
Einsinger, Dale. "Rutgers Researchers Crack Pop-Song Formula | NBC New York." New York News, Local News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Breaking News. 28 Jun 2011. Web. 4 Mar 2013. .
Michaels, Sean. " Pop music these days: it all sounds the same, survey reveals | Music | guardian.co.uk ." Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian . 27 Jul 2012. Web. 4 Mar 2013.