1、American Music,POP JAZZ COUNTRY HIP-HOP RAP ROCK BLUES ETC.,Jazz,Jazzis a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in black communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. Its African pedigree is evident in its u

2、se ofblue notes,improvisation,polyrhythms,syncopationand theswung note. 藍(lán)色筆記，即興，復(fù)節(jié)奏，中略和搖擺音符。From its early development until the present day, jazz has also incorporated elements fromAmerican popular music.,Hip hop,Hip Hopis asubculturethat originated from anAfrican Americancommunity during the 1970s

3、 inNew York City, specifically inMorris Heights,Bronx, then later has influence toLatin Americancommunities.While the term is often used to refer tohip hop music, in its broader sense hip hopcultureis characterized by the four elements ofrapping,DJing,breakingandgraffiti 說(shuō)唱，打碟，打破和涂鴉,Country music,Co

4、untry musicis a genre ofAmerican popular musicthat began in the rural regions of theSouthern United Statesin the 1920s and 20th century Canada.It takes its roots from southeasternAmerican folk music, Western cowboy. Blues mode has been used extensively throughout its recorded history.Country music o

5、ften consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such asbanjoes,electricandacoustic guitars,fiddles, andharmonicas. 弦樂(lè)器，電和聲學(xué)吉他，小提琴和，口琴,Rock and roll,Rock and roll(often written asrock & rollorrock n roll) is a genre of popula

6、rmusicthat originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s,primarily from a combination of African Americanblues,jump blues,country,jazz,andgospel music.藍(lán)調(diào)，跳躍藍(lán)調(diào)，國(guó)家，爵士，和福音音樂(lè)Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s,and in blues rec

7、ords from the 1920s,rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s,Blues,Bluesis the name given to both amusical formand amusic genrethat originated inAfrican-American communities of primarily the Deep South of theUnited Statesaround the end of the 19th century from spirituals,work songs,field hollers,shoutsandchants, 靈歌，勞動(dòng)歌曲，田野吶喊，喊聲和圣歌，and rhymed simple narrativeballads.The blues form, ubiquitous injazz,rhythm and blues, androck and rollis characterized by