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Well Hello there Guys, Welcome to your Wiki Hey I'll get you kicked off I'm going to embed one of my fav pop songs! Have a listen and feel free to find the ones you like on youtube and I'll show you how to do this next lesson.

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**__QUESTIONS__**
1. When did pop music first become popular? **= Maddie** It first became popular in the 1970's when disco was absolutely massive!

2. When is the pop time frame? **= Emma** Pop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1970s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music

3. What are typical pop instruments? **= Ning** Typical instruments include: Vocals, Electric guitar, Bass guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer and sampler.

4. Who made pop popular? **= Maddie** I think Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. Open to interpretation...... 5. What separates pop from other genre   s? =Everyone

Pop, hip hop and rock music is usually loud, exciting, and bouncy. It wakes people up and gets them moving unlike softer, peaceful music like jazz, country and ballads which are calming and soothing.
 * pop was designed to be dance songs
 * disco!!
 * Pop music often focuses on love/romance

6. From what culture did pop originate? = **Melinda** Pop Music was invented over a period time by a blend of several cultures and their native music.

7. What sort of language is used in pop songs?

8. What sorts of costumes are used in pop performances? **= Rose** Costumes used in pop performances range a lot, though they are usually short dresses, sometimes sparkly, or brightly coloured. Pop is associated with disco so costumes often relate to disco.

9. Who are the most influential people in pop?**= Steph** The Beatles

10. What are the most popular songs in this genre?= **Melinda** There are many songs. Check out this web-site [] 11. Who was the first pop artist?**= Jas** Too wide of a question, can not find

12. What awards are dedicated to pop artists?= **Steph** American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, MTV Video Music awards,Grammy Awards, Teen Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards, Brit Awards, NME Awards, Juno Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, MuchMusic Video Awards, Mercury Prize,

13. What events took place during this time period that influenced the music that was written and performed?=Maddie & Rose Apollo 17, world trade centre completed, Vietnam War ended, Nixon's resignation. Woodstock=1969 Gough whitlam was sacked by Govenor General in 1975. He was the only prime minister ever to be dissmissed by a Govenor General

14. What fashion originated from pop music? Girls wore short sparkly or multi coloured dresses.

1 5. What sorts of dances are used in pop? = Melinda There are many different sorts of dances depending on the lyrics and tempo of the song. For example the Hoedown Throwdown!

16. What time length is the average pop song? =Melinda 2 and a half to 3 minutes long.

17.What food was eaten in the pop period?= Melinda, Rose & Steph Hummingbird cake, fondue, chicken kiev, pavlova

18. What influenced pop music? Sentimental ballads

__**Theme park questions**__

1. What sort of food?=maddie Popcorn, lollypops, fairyfloss, popsicles, pop tarts!!!

2. What uniform? Smart/casual

3. What ages will our theme park/pop appeal to? All ages

4.What rides will be in our theme park? Laser tag, fun house, boxing ring, roller coaster, maze, kareoke,dance tent

5. What items will be sold in our souvenir shop? T-shirts, erasers, badges, post cards, drink bottles

**__POP QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS__**

1. What location, city/country is most important for you genre America

2. What time period (decade) is most important for your genre 1970's

3.What are other genres are being studied in this class? -rock -movie music -pop -pop

4. What makes your genre different to other genres musically

Pop, hip hop and rock music is usually loud, exciting, and bouncy. It wakes people up and gets them moving unlike softer, peaceful music like jazz, country and ballads which are calming and soothing. 5.List 5 artists that are most important in your genre Beatles, Michael Jackson, Abba, Pink, Hannah Montana
 * pop was designed to be dance songs
 * disco!!
 * Pop music often focuses on love/romantic

6. List 5 songs most important to your genre

7. What is a major historcal event from around the same time as your genre? Apollo 17, world trade centre completed, Vietnam War ended, Nixon's resignation. Woodstock=1969 Gough Whitlam was sacked by Govenor General in 1975. He was the only prime minister even to be dissmissed by a Govenor General 8. What were the musical instruments used? Typical instruments include: Vocals, Electric guitar, Bass guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer and sampler. 9. What were the fashion of the time. What did people wear? Dresses during this time were often sparkly, brightly coloured and short

10. What did people eat? list some favourite foods. Answer above