11 Music 62 Do your music tastes reflect who you are? Sometimes people are brought together by a common interest in music, or they are drawn apart when they find out their music tastes are totally different. But can music really help us to understand someone9s personality? Let9s find out. Pop : It is the mainstream music genre which derived from rock and roll. It dates back to the years after WW1, when music started to be widely purchased. It is characterised by catchy melodies and good rhythms that make pop songs easy to remember and sing along to. If you are a pop music fan, you might be extroverted and honest even though you might lack creativity. Rap/Hip Hop : They are quite young music genres that first appeared in the late 20 th century in the Bronx, NY City. Rap songs consist of a rhymed text, spoken rhythmically over a musical base. Rap lovers are thought to be aggressive and violent, but this is only a stereotype! They certainly have energetic vibes that make them more unrestrained than any other music fan. Indie : It developed during the mid-1970s in the UK, USA, and New Zealand. People who listen to this kind of music tend to be more intellectual, introverted, and creative but they may sometimes lack selfesteem. Their passive attitude to life really seems to mimic the slow and harmonic sound of this music! 1 READING Create a table to summarise the text. 2 SPEAKING WRITING CLASS WORK Discuss with your classmates, check whether you agree with the given analyses and modify any category you don9t agree with. Reach an agreement with the whole class. 3 READING Match these bands/singers to one of the music genres mentioned above. Then go online and check your predictions. 1 Steve Aoki 4 4 Ice Cube ................. 2 Foo Fighters ................. 5 Taylor Swift ................. 3 The Queen 6 Metallica ................. ................. ................. 63 LISTENING WRITING Listen to a music expert talking about trap music and say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones. T 1 Trap music derives from pop music. 2 The word <trap= refers to houses where the drug trade took place. 3 Trap musicians make use of synthesisers, drums, and classic guitars to produce aggressive beats. 4 Trap music is generally considered an annoying noise. 5 Trap music has had no influence on other artists and styles. F Rock/Heavy Metal : If you are into these types of music characterised by the strong beats given by electric guitars, drums, and keyboards, you are likely to be rebellious in nature and seek adventure. With their roots in the late 1960s, the years of worldwide youth protests, what could anyone expect? Electronic Dance Music (EDM) : This late-1970s music genre consists of digitally produced dance music and includes several styles like House, Trance, and Techno. EDM fans are usually open-minded and easy-going. glossary catchy: orecchiabile mainstream: dominante unrestrained: sfrenato, incontrollato vibe: sensazione 73