Module4MusicBorninAmericaIntroductionReadingPreshyreading课件（外研版选修7）.ppt

Module 4　Music Born in America;1．Do you know the origin of hip hop music? 2．How many historical eras does hip hop music have?; Hip hop music or rap music is an admiring and famous style or genre of music in the USA. This well-known music genre is made up of two components, rapping and record scratching. Rapping is also known as MC-ing and DJ-ing, which comprises of audio mixing. These two main components combined with graffiti and breakdancing form the four core elements of hip hop.; Hip hop was initiated as a cultural movement by inner-city youth, mostly Latinos, Hispanics, and African Americans in New York City, in the early seventies. The word “rap” was derived in the sixties, from a slang word that meant conversation. Hip hop has two main historical eras, the old school hip hop era from 1970 — 1985 and the golden age hip hop era from 1985—1993. The golden age of hip hop began only when it entered the mainstream of music and it consolidated the sounds of the West Coast and the East Coast.; The origin of hip hop music is from African American and West African music. Contributions of griots (民间艺人) like The Last Poets, Jalal Mansur Nurriddin, and Gil Scott-Heron were significant in a big way for the advent (出现) of hip hop in the 1960s. Hip hop had originally begun in the Bronx. Funk and soul music were played a lot in block parties. In the beginning, the DJs at these parties began separating the percussion breaks from hit songs. They started realizing that these breaks were more entertaining and groovy (绝妙的). This technique had become widespread in Jamaica and had spread considerably in the New York community via the Jamaican immigrants.; Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash were the pioneers in the hip hop industry and other DJs had extended the short percussion interludes of Funk records and created a more danceable sound. As a result, remixes had become popular with the advent of mixing and scratching techniques. Many styles of