General English Level 4 V 3
UNIT 05 Art, culture and history TOPIC 04 This is how it started
Reading READING 02 The history of pop
Here is a brief history of pop music and how it began. It looks at a few of the most famous pop musicians.
Do you know them? Have you heard their music?
1 Read the introduction.
2 Look at the timeline.
3 Roll the mouse over a date to see what happened.
4 Click on a picture to find out more about the person or group.

Pop music is any music that is popular. Ninety-five percent of the music that people listen to today is pop , including bubblegum, rap, rock, rhythm and blues, and metal. Pop music is different from other music such as classical, opera and folk music. Pop music is changing all the time. 1950s rock and roll is today's rap and techno .
Rock and roll was the first music to appeal to teenagers. It mixed African-American rhythm and blues with country music . In the 1950s Elvis Presley made rock and roll famous worldwide. The 1990s saw the introduction of many different kinds of music which had developed from rock and roll .





Elvis


Beatles


ABBA


Michael Jackson

Madonna

Backstreet Boys
idol craze symbol
harmony melody charisma
pioneer
leader
broke into entered got into

Now go to 03 PRACTICE The history of pop.