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What are the origins of popular music?
The genre popular music originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.The term pop song is first recorded as being used in 1926
What are popular music's characteristics?
Pop music is often repetitive to create a rhythmic element that stands out. Pop music is danceable but the lyrics can also be listened to.
What technological developments enabled popular music?
From streaming to software, we take a look at eight of the greatest technological advances that have shaped the music industry of today. Multitrack recording. Auto-Tune. Digital software. MP3 players / iPods. Digital streaming software. Loop pedals. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Smartphones / iPads / Apps.
When and why did people start taking pop music seriously?
In the last fifteen years or so, music scholars have become increasingly interested in pop, but music journalists have been publishing on pop since the late 1960s.
How has pop music been integrated into music education?
Describe some of the influential pop bands.
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones
What makes a song pop punk?
Pop punk typically merges upbeat pop melodies with catchy hooks, catchy choruses, harmonies, speedy tempos, punk rock power chord changes and loud, distorted electric guitars.
What is the difference between pop punk and emo?
pop-punk contains that “pop,” element, while emo does not. Emo can be defined as more of an introspective type genre.
How did Britpop change music?
Though Britpop is viewed as a marketing tool, and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre, there are musical conventions and influences the bands grouped under the Britpop term have in common, such as showing elements from the British pop music of the 1960s, glam rock and punk rock of the 1970s, and indie pop of the 1980s in their music. Britpop was a media-driven focus on bands which emerged from the independent music scene of the early 1990s.

Question: What are its roots and what influenced it
Self-contained rewrite: What are Britpop's roots and what influenced it?