MAIN MUSIC ROOM

Our giant online library has gathered together a history of music, particularly Rock and Pop Music.

GENERAL MUSIC INFORMATION A Music Primer - a general overview of music and how it's made. Folk Music - the music with which the people of a nation or an ethnic group most specifically identify themselves. African-American Music - music of the African natives sold into slavery in the Americas, and of their descendants. comprising work songs, calls, field and street cries, hollers, rhyme songs, and spirituals. Pop Music - music produced for and sold to a broad audience, including jazz, soundtracks, country/western music, soul music, and rock music. Rock Music - a group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. WORLD MUSIC INFORMATION

An Overview of World Music - world popular music that has been influenced by Western pop and Western popular music that incorporates significant non-Western influences. African Music - the music of Africans who live south of the Sahara. Arab Music - music of the Arab nations of the Middle East and North Africa. Chinese Music - the vocal and instrumental music composed and played by the Chinese people. Greek Music - music primarily of ancient Greek civilization. Indian Music - many musical genres of different regions of India, reflecting the diversity of its peoples, their life-styles, and their languages. Japanese Music - traditional music of Japan, performed by small ensembles of instruments and voices. Jewish Music - religious, folk, and popular music of the Jewish people. Latin American Music - music of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Native American Music - the music of the indigenous peoples of North and South America.