Ronald Shane Flynn on his Love for Country Music

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American Country Music Vocabulary

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American Country Music

Vocabulary

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If you learn what’s in this

presentation, you will . . .

Before we begin:

Teacher Bao

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do better on exams (e.g., CET, TOEFL, IELTS, BEC)

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have something to talk about with foreign friends

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Let’s get started!

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“Country music is the people's music . . .

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It just speaks about real life …

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and about truth . . .

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and it tells things how they really are.”Faith Hill, Country Singer

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General Vocabulary

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ComposerPerson who writes the music for songs

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Lyrics - the words of a songLyricist - the writer of words for a song

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Ballad - a slow, sad song that tells a story, often romantic, historic, or tragic

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Genre - a type or category, in this case, of music

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Crossover

A song that starts in one musical genre and becomes popular in another genre

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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

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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

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Cover - a recording of a song that was first recorded by somebody else

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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

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Roots of Country Music

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Sources of Country Music

Trains

Church Singers

Fiddlers

Square Dancing

Banjo Players

Singing Cowboys

Steamboats

Folk Singers

Fiddlers

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Instruments of Country Music

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GuitarFiddle

BassMandolinSteel guitar

Banjo

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Banjo

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Fiddle

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Mandolin

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Guitar

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Steel Guitar

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Bass

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Types of Country Music

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Hillbilly

Singing Cowboy

HonkyTonk

Rock -A -

billy

Bluegrass

Nashville Sound

Neo-Country

Country

Music Genre

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土包子Hillbilly

Country music from Texas and Oklahoma; rough, loud and often including yodeling

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Singing Cowboy

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A type of country music first played in noisy [热闹的 ] bars;

often included a piano

Honky-tonk

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猫王

Rockabillya blend of black music and country

music; part of the roots of rock and roll

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Bluegrass

A type of country music played at a rapid speed on banjos and guitars

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Country music that includes elements of popular music; broadcast on radio &

TV out of Nashville, Tennessee

The Nashville Sound

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Modern country music that takes its inspiration from traditional

country artists

Neotraditional Country

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Country Music’s Place in Time

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Timeline

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Hillbilly1922

1941

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1935

Singing Cowboys1955

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1941

Honky

Tonk 1955

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1954 19

60Rockabilly

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1940

BluegrassPresent

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Present …

Nash

ville

Sound

1958

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1980

Present …

Neotraditional

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Country music IS the people's music!

Appendix

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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

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Hillbilly 1922 - 1941Singing Cowboys 1935 - 1955Bluegrass 1940 - PresentHonky-tonk 1941 - 1955Rockabilly 1954 - 1960

Nashville Sound 1958 - PresentNeotraditional 1985 - Present

Timeline

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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