What are the characteristics of modern music?

Pop music refers to a music form different from classical music and orthodox music, which can be accepted by most listeners in the city, easy to master and interested by the general public. This kind of music works have clear melody, moderate range and simple accompaniment and harmony techniques.

Features: strong entertainment, generally accepted by listeners who have no deep knowledge of music theory and skills or even no music knowledge at all; Life, directly vent people's emotions and feelings; Popular, the lyrics are similar to the vernacular, and the content expressed is very close to life.

Pop music originated in Europe, mainly to meet the amateur life of urbanites. With the progress of transportation and the development of printing industry, pop music has become popular. When it was introduced to the United States, it was mixed with music of different races, and there were new changes and developments in playing styles and techniques. After World War II, America became the center of international pop music. It spread all over the world in 1960s, attracting more and more listeners and becoming a unique music form.