Ronald Shane Flynn on his Love for Country Music
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American Country Music
Vocabulary
If you learn what’s in this
presentation, you will . . .
Before we begin:
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Let’s get started!
“Country music is the people's music . . .
It just speaks about real life …
and about truth . . .
and it tells things how they really are.”Faith Hill, Country Singer
General Vocabulary
ComposerPerson who writes the music for songs
Lyrics - the words of a songLyricist - the writer of words for a song
Ballad - a slow, sad song that tells a story, often romantic, historic, or tragic
Genre - a type or category, in this case, of music
Crossover
A song that starts in one musical genre and becomes popular in another genre
Twang: when singing, sounds made through
the nose; a characteristic of early
country musicgeorge_strait-twang.mp3
Click here to listen to the sound of TWANG
Hint: in the new page, click on the “play” button in the upper left hand
corner
Yodel- a form of singing where the voice changes quickly between the normal voice and a very high sound (falsetto)
Click here to listen to someone yodel
Cover - a recording of a song that was first recorded by somebody else
The Grand Ole Opry(1) a place; a theater in the
American South (Tennessee) that produces live country music shows(2) a weekly country music radio
program
Roots of Country Music
Sources of Country Music
Trains
Church Singers
Fiddlers
Square Dancing
Banjo Players
Singing Cowboys
Steamboats
Folk Singers
Fiddlers
Instruments of Country Music
GuitarFiddle
BassMandolinSteel guitar
Banjo
Banjo
Fiddle
Mandolin
Guitar
Steel Guitar
Bass
Types of Country Music
Hillbilly
Singing Cowboy
HonkyTonk
Rock -A -
billy
Bluegrass
Nashville Sound
Neo-Country
Country
Music Genre
s
土包子Hillbilly
Country music from Texas and Oklahoma; rough, loud and often including yodeling
Singing Cowboy
A type of country music first played in noisy [热闹的 ] bars;
often included a piano
Honky-tonk
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Rockabillya blend of black music and country
music; part of the roots of rock and roll
Bluegrass
A type of country music played at a rapid speed on banjos and guitars
Country music that includes elements of popular music; broadcast on radio &
TV out of Nashville, Tennessee
The Nashville Sound
Modern country music that takes its inspiration from traditional
country artists
Neotraditional Country
Country Music’s Place in Time
Timeline
Hillbilly1922
1941
1935
Singing Cowboys1955
1941
Honky
Tonk 1955
1954 19
60Rockabilly
1940
BluegrassPresent
…
Present …
Nash
ville
Sound
1958
1980
Present …
Neotraditional
Country music IS the people's music!
Appendix
Word ListCountry music
Twang Banjo Hillbilly
Composer Yodel Bass Singing Cowboy
Lyrics Genre Mandolin
Honky-tonk
Lyricist Cover Guitar RockabillyBallad Grand Ole
OprySteel Guitar
Bluegrass
Crossover Instruments Fiddle Nashville SoundNeo-traditional
In this presentation all vocabulary words
appear in yellow
Hillbilly 1922 - 1941Singing Cowboys 1935 - 1955Bluegrass 1940 - PresentHonky-tonk 1941 - 1955Rockabilly 1954 - 1960
Nashville Sound 1958 - PresentNeotraditional 1985 - Present
Timeline
Anderson, S. E. [compiled by] (2003). The quotable musician: from Bach to Tupac. New York, NY: Allworth Press
Tribe, I. M. (2006). Country: a regional exploration. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
References