European and American popular music types include: blues, jazz, country music, rock and roll, and rap.
The characteristics are:
1. Blues
Blues is characterized by expressive pitch changes (i.e. blues temperament), 3 in the form of AAB One stanza of lyrics and 12 bars of musical form. Usually the first 2 and a half bars of each line are used for singing, and the last 1 and a half bars contain an instrumental "improvised solo cadenza" to repeat, echo or supplement the vocal lines.
2. Jazz
The performance characteristics of jazz are generally improvisation or singing, and the use of blues scales in rhythm, and the rhythm of jazz is extremely complex. In addition, jazz also has unique jazz chords and unique use of timbre, which is also a very important feature of jazz.
3. Country music
Country music is characterized by simple tunes, steady rhythm, narrative, strong local flavor, enthusiasm without losing popular elements. In terms of singing method, folk native voices were mostly used at first, and the form was mostly solo or small chorus. The tunes of country music are generally smooth and beautiful, and the structure of the music is relatively simple.
4. Rock music
The main feature is the use of electric guitar distortion tone. Rock music is not as continuous as ballads. It has a certain rhythm and clear segmentation, which produces a strong sense of rhythm. A large number of cut sounds are expressed through the distortion effect of 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the electric guitar. The main styles of rock music are folk rock, art rock, psychedelic rock, country rock, heavy metal, punk, alternative rock, etc.
5. Rap ??music
The main feature is to recite a series of rhyming words quickly against the background of mechanical rhythm. From a musical point of view, its music is relatively simple, with a lot of repetition, and mostly no melody, only bass lines and powerful rhythms. One of its sources is that the DJ (record player) at a disco ball introduces the record and follows the dance rhythm. Inserted to speak plainly.