SOUND ON SOUND “GOOD MUSIC HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE.”
“Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins.” -Peter Tork
“Punk Rock is a musical freedom. It is saying, doing and playing what you want.” -Kurt Cobain
“Country music is three chords and the truth.” -Harlan Howard Page 1
Sound on Sound is a temporary magazine that aims to give background of some musical genres and entertain people. There is no assurance that we will pursue making another since it is only an academic activity. But we hope that you will be pleased with what we’ve made. Enjoy!
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CONTRIBUTORS: PUNK ROCK Katherina Avellana
Glyzelle Maika Cereno Mikko John Juria Charity Faith Latumbo Aiko Obog EDM Victor Miguel Peña SC17 - TCON001
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COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSICS
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POP By: Glyzelle Maika Cereno
Pop music is one of the musical genres which stole people’s hearts because of its sound and style. It dominated the music charts over the past decades that boomed the economy of the country where it originated. It was embraced by people especially the young generations because of the catchy verses and choruses. As it increases its popularity, it is noticeable that it’s becoming generic. When pop music is being talked about, vocals and guitars are very common. Some songs are basically have nothing but voice and guitar. You can’t create a song without vocals that includes singing, screaming, rapping or spoken word. When it comes to guitar, the best types of guitar used in making pop music are bass guitar, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar. But of course, a good music cannot be considered a good music without a beat. Drums’ main role is to give sick beat to pop music and enhance the music’s mood and rhythm. There are still
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several instruments that harmonize to create good music and give listeners a whole lot of experience. These instruments include winds and brass, strings, pianos, and percussion. Pop music began in the 1950’s during the age of rock n’ roll. The term was derived from the abbreviation of word “popular” and originated in Britain in mid1950’s as a description for the rock and roll and the new youth music styles that it influenced. It is genre which includes a mix of classical, jazz, rock, and novelty songs. The Beatles is considered as one of the most recognized groups that gained popularity in pop music. They captured the hearts and attention of their fans all over the world through their music. The public loved them for being a group of cheerful boys that provides entertainment despite their problems in life. They remained friendly and humble that made them likeable even more. Other influential artists of pop music includes Michael Jackson, Madonna, Spice Girls and Lady Gaga which is very popular nowadays.
Michael Jackson “King of Pop”
GREATEST HITS Thriller Bilie Jean Beat it Man in the Mirror The Way you Make Me Feel Rock with You Bad Heal The World Say Say Say Black or White
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GREATEST HITS Love Me Do From Me to You She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand Can't Buy Me Love A Hard Day's Night I Feel Fine Ticket to Ride Help! Day Tripper
PUNK ROCK By: Aiko Obog
Punk rock songs usually start in a simple harmony that will lead to bass and guitar strumming, loud thump of drums and then the meaningful lyrics and notes follow as it flow into the abyss of space being sung in a very loud and aggressive voice with a very high energy of performance. Lyrics that hold a significant meaning that artist are trying to express in a way of using art. As cliché as it sounds, when you hear the term Punk rock music the things that come into your head are loud raw vocals, powerful chords and high level performances. As for the punk rock enthusiasts, they’re stereotypically described as delinquent, who has dyed hair, who wears socially rejected leather jackets or clothes, noticeable chains and striking dark makeups. These descriptions can be true at some point but there’s so much more to Punk Rock Music that makes it a very unique genre.
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Punk rock music has said to be originated from England and United States in the late seventies. Most of the punk rock songs are concerned current issues in the society. According to Patti Smith, “Punk rock is just another word for freedom.” What makes this genre very unique is that is known as musical freedom of artists because it was used by many bands such as the Bad Religion, Ramones, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, Blink-182 and Green Day as a platform of expressing opinion, thoughts and feelings freely to debunk and refute social attitude based on the ignorance of human nature and societies norms. Many people have been saying that “Punk Rock is Dead” probably because the stereotype description about punk rock music and culture have been quite subtle for a while now but in fact it is still evolving and alive as ever until nowadays. Culture of it such as the thing called “moshing” or the “stage diving” in live shows are still being done by some artists as well as enthusiasts in various punk rock concerts. Punk rock songs are usually short and fast-paced with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, strippeddown instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics but it is just like any other genres in the music industry. Its main concept is still to express one’s feelings through the use of art and sound.
GREATEST HITS Black Diamond Parasite Rock and Roll all Nite Lick it up Love gun
GREATEST HITS Basket Case American Idiot 21 Guns Good Riddance Wake me up when September ends Boulevard of Broken Dreams When I come Around Oh Love Know your Enemy
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COUNTRY By: Katherina Avellane
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A musical genre that originated in the southern united states during the 1920’s was known as Country and Western Music which was derived in 1949 from the recording industry to replace the label hillbilly music. This was also introduced to the world as the “Southern Phenomena” This genre includes simple forms of ballads which is mostly accompanied by string instruments such as banjos, electric guitars, steel guitars and acoustic guitars as well as fiddles and harmonicas that is being used till today. Typically, a country music artist is described as a person wearing a cowboy hat, with tucked in long sleeves and killer boots which isn’t really a false statement since most country artists really imitate this kind of style because they can easily be distinguished. One of country music’s earliest style was the oldtime music that was first recorded in the 1920’s, with the recordings of the Carter Family with its members A.P Carter, his sister-in-law, Maybelle and his wife Sarah. Some of their songs like Wildwood and Single Girl- Married Girl became hit records that led them to becoming the first stars of Country music. Another great artist that contributed a lot to Country music was Jimmie Rodgers who was known as the “Father of Country Music”. He was able to combing different styles of this said genre to his songs. He was also known for using a vocal technique called yodelling, which he made popular. Today, famous artists like Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood continue to help in appreciating and embracing the true essence of this genre. Through these artists, Country music was acknowledged by different countries all over the world, and although haters cannot be ceased? There are still fans out there who admire the passion it holds within.
Carter Family
GREATEST HITS Wildwood Flower Storms are on the Ocean No Depression in Heaven The Wandering Boy Little Moses
Taylor Swift
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GREATEST HITS Our Song Should’ve said no Teardrops on my Guitar Tim Mcgraw Picture to Burn Change Mary’s Song A Place in this World Invisible Stay Beautiful
Reggae is a type of popular music, the roots of it can be found in Jamaica during the late 1960’s. Reggae music may have started in Jamaica, but this genre that encapsulates the feeling of beach vacations, love, unity, suffering, revolt and freedom has become common everywhere. The term reggae was derived from the Jamaican word “rege-rege” meaning rags or ragged clothing. Reggae reached its peak of popularity by the 1970’s and became an international style particularly in Britain, United States, and Africa. It was perceived as the “Voice of the Oppressed”. The reggae genre came into to being in the 1960’s as an evolution of the Rocksteady and Ska musical styles. Reggae music is a soulful entertainment in Jamaica. It expresses in words the pain, struggle, hope and emotion that is felt by the average person. Reggae music is recognized by its lament-like chanting and emphasizes the syncopated beat. It is distinguishable from other genres in the heavy use of the Jamaican vernacular and the African nyah-bingi drumming style. Of course, Bob Marley is the best known and loved Reggae artist in the world. His career spanned for more than a decade from 1963 with different bands like Rocksteady, the Wailers, and he also recorded for his solo album back in 1977. Bob Marley became well known and left a mark in the heart of Reggae fans because he was also a Rastafarian and a political activist which made him to express his feelings through his music. One of the famous Reggae music is “Santeria” by the American band Sublime on their 1996 album Sublime. The song was released after the lead vocalist of the band Bradley Nowell died. Santeria" along with "What I Got" are often considered the band's signature songs.
REGGAE By: Mikko Juria
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BOB MARLEY GREATEST HITS
Matisyahu, Well known for his song “One Day”
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Redemption Song No Woman No Cry One Love Is This Love Three Little Birds Could You Be Loved Get up Stand up Stir it up Waiting in vain Buffalo Soldier
EDM By: Victor Miguel PeĂąa
Electronic Dance Music also known as EDM or dance music. This type of music is commonly heard largely in nightclubs, raves and festivals. Dick jockeys (DJ) perform their music live in music festivals creating an array of mixes from seamless selection of tracks by segueing from one track to another. Festivals feature large number of acts from EDM artists. Visual spectacles, complex lighting systems, laser shows, and pyrotechnics has great impact on setting the mood for dance festivals. The chainsmokers, one of the most famous EDM artists Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart took the music world by storm with their hit songs that had appeal to the millennials.
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Top EDM playlist: Wolves Selena Gomez X Marshmello Let Me Go Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso Featuring Florida Georgia Line & Watt Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Silence Marshmello Featuring Khalid Stay Zedd & Alessia Cara Best Friend Sofi Tukker Featuring NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno I Miss You Clean Bandit Featuring Julia Michaels It Ain't Me Kygo x Selena Gomez No Promises Cheat Codes Featuring Demi Lovato Miss You Cashmere Cat, Major Lazer & Tory Lanez
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There are many genres of music, but one of the greatest and most remarkable is the classical music where light and elegant music are being played by the famous pianist like Mozart and Beethoven. It started between the year 1730 and the year 1820. Classical music is mainly homophonic and it uses style galant which emphasized the light elegance of music. It is also known as Western art music that describes the variety of Western musical styles from the middle ages up to the present time. Classical music greatly emphasize a single melody that all instruments played or the homophonic melodies. It allows dramatic interest to be complimented by musical contributions rather than by heavy melodies. The classical period is a time when composers began to pull in the reigns of baroque period musical styles by creating strict “rules and regulations� to the compositions. If there are historical periods of music classical music also has its historical period. There are different kinds of musical music where our modern classical music evolved from. Medieval Classical Music is the longest and most distant period, it also includes the Gregorian chant, the vocal religious practice of the Roman Catholic. Renaissance Classical Music started because one of the bishops back then commented that music composition should be reflected to the meaning of the words so that it would bring people closer to God. Baroque Classical Music is colourful and richly textured.
Baroque period is the period where human emotions are expressed and it depict natural phenomenon. Classical Music has strong connotation and it has disciplined expression. The Romantic Classical Music was expressive, but no so passionate. Beethoven who was in some ways responsible for igniting the flame of romanticism. Great composers like Haydn and Mozart was still able to create some of the greatest classical composition that the world has ever known even if classical period was within their rigidity. Classical period composers contributed to the course of music forever. Without these composers there may be no Disney classical music that takes our breath away.
CLASSICAL By: Charity Faith Latumbo
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CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS Ode to Joy (Symphony No.9) Fur Elise Moonlight Sonata, Movement 1 Sonata N°8 In C Major Op.13 "pathétique" Beethoven, Symphony 7, Allegretto, mvt 2 Violin Sonata No. 7
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig Van Beethoven
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