Research

When i was given the task the task to research into the history of my chosen genre, i was stuck i didn't know what genre i wanted to use, so i decided to keep an ope n mind and decided to reseach into both POP and R&B as i was indecisive between these two genres.

POP

Pop comes from an abbreviated form of the word 'popular'. The genre in its most modern form originated in the 1950's as it diverted from 'rock and roll'. The genre contains a plethora of various styles of music this can vary from; jazz to country, rock and roll to rap or be-bop to hip-hop., therefore is consistently changing depending on what is most recognizable and loved at the time, it can be easy to identify what songs are pop by their success on the pop charts. Pop music appeals to a mass audience hence why it’s called pop, it has to appeal to large quantity of varying people, so the guidelines and conventions don't have to be followed to the dot, as different people have different tastes and preferences. Over the past 50 years the most successful styles of music have been continuously changing, although there are still ways to identify pop.

R&B

R&B which means rhythm and blues, is made from a variety of different although related styles. It is often comprised of style like; jump blues, club blues, rock and roll, soul, funk, disco, and rap. Although since the turn of the 20th century R&B has had a large influence on popular music all over the world, it can be identified in forms of rock, country and jazz. Even though there many different styles, the music rhythm is clearly the most important and distinguishing part. All forms of R&B normally depend on a 4 beat and a back-beat, except rap which is something completely different.