MUSIC

1. COUNTRY MUSIC

2. Definition: Genre of popular and traditional, typical of the United States. Characteristics: The typical instruments of country music are: voice, the guitar, the bass, the violin and the banjo.

3. HISTORY Is a musical style emerged in the 20s in rural areas of South America. Originally combined the folk music of some European countries of immigrants, mostly Irish, with other musical forms entrenched in America, like the blues and the spiritual and religious music as gospel. The term country began to be used in the 50's to the detriment of the word hillbilly, that was how it was known until then.

4. ORIGINS Origins: American folk Early twentieth century in the eastern United States (in Tennessee, in West Virginia and in Kentucky).

5. Bands and Singers The Carter Familiy It was a country music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, southern gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. They were the first vocal group to become country music stars. The most famous song was Wabash Cannonball. The components of the group were: Alvin Pleasant “A.P”, Delaney Carter , her wife Sarah Dougherty Carter and Maybelle Adington Carter.

6. Roy Acuff He was born on 15th September 1903, Maynardsville, Tennessee, United States. He died on 23rd November 1992, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. His nickname was KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC. Before a country singer, he was a baseball player. His most famous song was The precious jewel.

7. Johnny Ray Cash He was born in Kingsland, United States on 26th February 1932 .He died in Nashville ,United States, 12nd September 2003. His nickname was THE MEN IN BLACK. He was the husband of June Carter Cash, the Daughter of Maybelle Carter.

8. Coyote Dax Dax Alejandro La Rosa “Coyote Dax” is a Mexican country music singer. He translated the lyrics of Billy Ray Cyrus, Achy breaky heart.

9. Billy Ray Cyrus He was born on 25th August 1961. He plays the guitar and the piano. He is the father of Miley Cyrus. Now he’s working as an actor in Disney Channel. He is the author of the famous song- Achy breaky heart in 2004.

10. Countrypop You can hear today all sorts of variants of the country, which is combined with rock, and more recently with pop, is the most successful to the general public has little understanding. This was intended that more country singers in pop music success and sell more albums. With roots in both the countrypolitan sound and soft rock is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s.

11. INSTRUMENTS The instruments used in country pop are: Voice, guitar, bass and drums

12. Singers Dolly Parton She was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States, 19th January 1946 She plays the guitar, the banjo and the piano. Her more famous single is 9 to 5.

13. Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift was born 13rd December 1989. She plays the guitar, the piano, she acts and she writes her own songs .This year, she has won 4 Grammys.

14. THE END Raquel Coronado y Ariadna Arias 3A