Jazz
- Wells, K. (2008, March 4). Indigenous jazz and blues. Retrieved from http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-music-jazz-blues-soulAustralian Indigenous jazz, blues and soul has a sound and groove of its own. In Australia, Indigenous singers who developed jazz, blues and soul did so in combination with their own lyrics, intonations and rhythms that reflected where they were from. Music remains one of the primary means by which Indigenous Australians maintain and communicate their identity and culture.
- The History of Jazz. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyjazz.com/This website explores the history of Jazz including Jazz styles and musicians.
- Ruhlmann, W. (n.d.). Louis Armstrong. Retrieved from http://www.allmusic.com/artist/louis-armstrong-mn0000234518/biographyLouis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history.
- Billie Holiday Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/billie-holiday-9341902Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.
- Ruhlmann, W. (n.d.). Miles Davis. Retrieved from http://www.allmusic.com/artist/miles-davis-mn0000423829/biographyThroughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless Harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate.
- Norah Jones. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.norahjones.com/Norah Jones's website contains links to her albums, songs and videos.
- Harry Connick Jr. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.harryconnickjr.com/The foundation of Harry’s art is the music of his native New Orleans, where he began performing as a pianist and vocalist at the age of five.
- Garland Encyclopedia of Music. (2001). Jazz. Retrieved from http://search.alexanderstreet.com.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/ view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Creference_article%7C1000226103#page/680/mode/1/chapter/bibliographic_entity%7Creference_article%7C100022The respectability acquired by jazz in the late twentieth century stands in stark contrast to the denigrated status of the music and its practitioners earlier in the century. Several broader social forces have shaped the history of jazz and its changing cultural meaning in the twentieth century, including urbanization, racism, the advent of recording and broadcasting technology, modernism as an aesthetic ideology, two world wars, and the civil rights movement.
Australian Rock
- Wells, K. (2007). Australian Rock Music. Retrieved from http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-rock-musicAustralian rock music has its roots in the 1950s and '60s when the style of music was growing in popularity around the world.
- ACDC. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.acdc.com/us/playacdcMore than three decades into a career that shows no signs of slowing down or letting up, AC/DC, like electricity itself, provides the world with an essential source of power and energy.
- Cold Chisel. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.coldchisel.com/Beginning in Adelaide in 1973, it wasn’t until 1975 that Cold Chisel consolidated into its definitive line-up: Jimmy Barnes (vocals): born in Glasgow, Scotland Ian Moss (guitar/vocals): born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Steve Prestwich (drums): born in Liverpool, UK. Phil Small (bass): born in Adelaide Don Walker (piano): born in Ayr, Queensland. Cold Chisel moved to Sydney via Melbourne in 1976.
- INXS. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.inxs.com/This website contains links to INXS's albums, songs and lyrics.
- Powder Finger. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.powderfinger.com/musicPowder Finger's website contains links to albums, songs and videos.
- Skyhooks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.skyhooks-music.com/index.htmlIn the mid Seventies Skyhooks basically gave the Australian Music Industry the change it had been needing. For too long many Australian bands spent hours copying their UK/USA cousins,Australian content in songs was far and few,and the biggest local selling album was by Daddy Cool which had sold an unheard of 50,000 lps.
- The Church. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://thechurchband.net/It's a unique band that finds itself cherished as a bona fide legend in the ARIA Hall of Fame while remaining a virtual enigma to the world that knows its name. But maybe that’s no more remarkable than the mystery that continues to unfold within its own ranks.
- Beaudog. (2007,May 12). Yothu Yindi Band. Retrieved from http://www.beaudog.nl/blog/2007/05/12/yothu-yindi-band/Yothu Yindi hail from the Yolngu (Aboriginal) homelands on the north-east coast of Australia's Northern Territory, a country the Yolngu have occupied and protected for perhaps 40,000 years or more. The Yolngu members of the band celebrate their deep spiritual connections with the land, connections that are kept alive through song and dance and ceremony, public aspects of which are found within the band's recordings and live performances.
- Rock. (2017). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/rock/63964#93500.tocThis articles tracks the evolution of rock across the decades as well as a reflection of rock and social and cultural change.
Rap
- The History of Rap. (n.d.). Retrieved http://www.plasticlittleraps.com/history-of-rap-music.htmlRapping essentially involves the speaking or chanting of rhyming lyrics, often set to a beat. The rhyming created by rappers is considered by many to be one of the most sophisticated styles of poetry.
- The Difference Between Rap and Hip Hop. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.plasticlittleraps.com/differences-between-rap-and-hip-hop.htmlFor years, the debate has ensued about what exactly the difference is between rap music and hip hop music, and the main crux of the argument centers around the type of culture that each type of music personifies.
- Eminem Lyrics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eminem.com/lyricsThis website contains Eminem's albums, songs and lyrics.
- 50 Cent. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://50cent.com/This website contains albums and songs by 50 Cent.
- Missy Elliot. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.missy-elliott.com/Missy Elliot's website contains music, videos and tweets.
- Snoop Dogg. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://snoopdogg.com/music/Snoop Dogg's website contains music and videos.
- Rose, T. (1994). Black Noise: Rap music and black culture in contemporary America. Retrieved from http://search.alexanderstreet.com.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au /view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cbibliographic_details%7C1642807#page/23/ mode/1/chapter/bibliograpRap tales are told in elaborate and ever-changing black slang and refer to black cultural figures and rituals, mainstream film, video and television characters, and little-known black heroes. For rap's language wizards, all images, sounds, ideas, and icons are ripe for recontextualization, pun, mockery, and celebration.
Music Timeline
The Music Timeline shows genres of music waxing and waning, based on how many Google Play Music users have an artist or album in their music library, and other data (such as album release dates). Each stripe on the graph represents a genre; the thickness of the stripe tells you roughly the popularity of music released in a given year in that genre. (For example, the "jazz" stripe is thick in the 1950s since many users' libraries contain jazz albums released in the '50s.) Click on the stripes to zoom into more specialized genres.
Podcasts, Videos and Lyrics
- AZLyrics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.azlyrics.com/AZLyrics contains a large list of searchable song lyrics for educational purposes.
- SoundCloud. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/Stream millions of tracks and playlists tagged podcast from desktop or your mobile device
- VEVO. (2015). Retrieved from VEVO: https://www.youtube.com/user/VEVO/featuredVIVO contains videos, original shows, and live music performances from your favourite artists.
Genres in Music: From Handel to Hip Hop
Garner, S. (2008). Genres in music : from Handel to hip hop.[Video file]. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/I54d
Classical Music
- Sinfini Music. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.sinfinimusic.com/auSinfini Music is here to help you explore classical music, whether you're new to the genre or already something of an expert.
- Classical Net. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.classical.net/index.phpClassical Net features more than 9000 pages and 20,000+ images including more than 7200 CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-ray, Book and Concert reviews and over 5500 links to other classical music web sites.
- Kalen, S. (2003). Classic music. Retrieved from http://search.alexanderstreet.com.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/ view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Creference_article%7C1000183997 #page/8/mode/1/chapter/bibliographic_entity%7Creference_article%7C1000183993Prior to the twentieth century when jazz, blues, country, and rock and roll music entered the scene, almost all music was what we today call "classical music." From the 1700s to the 1900s classical music composed for orchestras or instruments such as violin, piano, flute, trumpet, and even guitar was played everywhere from concert halls to restaurants.
Hip Hop
- Plastic Little Raps. (n.d.). Hiphop. Retrieved from http://www.plasticlittleraps.com/history-of-hip-hop.htmlWhat is hip hop? The word can mean many things to different people. To some, it is a lifestyle. To others, it is simply a genre of music - revered by some, and dismissed by others. one thing is for sure: Hip hop has a lengthy history, which audibly and visibly tells the story of thousands of inner-city lives. So, where exactly did it come from?
- Timbaland. (n.d.). Timbaland biography. Retrieved from http://www.timbalandmusic.com/musicSuper-producer Timbaland has stamped his indelible imprint on the music scene since the mid-1990s. His production has helped create career-defining hits for artists such as Jodeci, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Destiny’s Child, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z, among many others.
- Blay, Z. (2015). What we forget when we talk about Hip-Hop's women problem. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/hip-hop-misogyny-double-standard_us_55cdf7b9e4b07addcb42a7b8The sexism we see in some hip-hop music is a reflection of the sexism that we see in society as a whole.
- Nikodym, E. (2013). The effects of objectifying Hip-Hop lyrics on female listeners. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=psychology_honorsResearch has demonstrated support for objectification theory and has established that music affects listeners’ thoughts and behaviors, however, no research to date joins these two fields. The present study considers potential effects of objectifying hip hop songs on female listeners.