First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Music


A percussion instrument.^71


Pop concerts
Watching your
favourite pop
star perform live on stage
can be thrilling. Many
people work behind the
scenes to make the show
run smoothly.

Recording music


In a recording studio, each voice


or instrument can be recorded on


its own. These are called tracks.


Engineers mix the tracks together.


Early music was probably
played on instruments
made from animal bones.

Jazz musicians make up
some or all of the music
as they play it.

Rock music, or rock and
roll, has punchy lyrics
(words) and a strong beat.

Pop is short for popular
music. It has catchy tunes
and is good for dancing to.

Opera is a play set to
music in which the
performers sing their lines.

Types of music


Many different kinds


of music are played


all over the world.


The knobs on the
mixing desk control
the volume and
tone of each track.

Many rock and pop
musicians play music
on electric guitars.

Madonna is
one of the most
successful pop
singers of
all time.

Vinyl CDs
record

Madonna Music can be recorded in many ways:
on computers, MP3 players, CDs,
vinyl records, and tapes.

French
horn

Cello

Piano keyboard

Would you
like to be a pop star?
Try writing your own pop
song. Start by writing a
poem, then make up a
tune to go with it.

Hands^ on


Tape

Mixing desk
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