Intuitive Music

Musical term born in the 60’s to define popular music, and mainly derived from rock music. The pop culture emerged originally in London in 1964 as a new culture that identified the youth. pop music meant the extension of the American rock music in the 60’s into a more comercial product directed to the young generations. Apart from it’s commercial development, pop culture also included new forms of expression for the youth, like fashion (Twiggy), art (Andy Warhol), design, TV, and cinema (Stanley Kubrick).

In musical terms, pop music is supposed to be characterized by short length tracks (5 minutes maximum) featuring easy and repetitive structures, chorus, and catchy vocal melodies on top.

The pop music scene was headed by the success of The Beatles, who’s popularity reached all the levels of the British society and provoked a unique sociological phenomena under the millions of teenager fans’ adoration for the new stars. Some of the most significant pop artists during the 60’s were The Who, Small Faces, Marianne Faithfull, and Sandie Shaw.

In the U.S., the pop scene was protagonised by Buffalo Springfield, The Monkees, The Rascals, and The Archies. During the 60’s pop and rock music diversified and evolved into uncountable styles and genres, crossing the boundaries of the comercial success with albums like Pet Sound by the Beach Boys and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Herat Club Band by The Beatles.

During the next generations pop music has developed into different styles, such as disco and R&B.