1. Intro
Too many to choose from, what music I like?
I need to try
2. Western Classical
Early music
Baroque
- Opera
- Marches
- Classical
- Symphony
- Romanticism
Suite:
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
3. Jazz
Early:
- New Orleans, collective improvisation and strong brass band
- Swing: big band and danceable rhythms
Bebop: reaction against swing’s commercialization
Fusion:
- Hard bebop, mix blue, gospel, R&B
- Modal, simple and modal scale
- Fusion: rock, funk, world music
Modern:
- Acid Jazz: groove oriented, danceable
- Ethno Jazz: global
4. Rock
Characterized by a strong backbeat
5. Why Human Like Music/Jazz
How to appreciate random music?
- It still to contain some form of information
- Image it like the random step frequency from human
Why certain frequency? Fire the neuron more predictable
- That means it carry some information
- Has lower entropy, means easier to decode
6. Genre Explained
Music Genres Explained in 8 Minutes
Classical
Jazz 90’s
Blues: from deep south
Country music: love, hardship, life in rural America
Rock’N”Roll, fix
Soul and R&B, vocal, smooth, saxphone
Funk: 1960’s
Raggae: Jamica music influence
Disco: 1970, night club, night life
Hip Hop: 1970 in New York, social and politic issue
K-pop: visual elements
Trap: 2000s, sub of hip-hop