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Foundations of Pop Music

What Is Pop? Definitions, Aesthetics, and Industry Context

Listening Frameworks: Form, Harmony, Rhythm, and Production

Historical Evolution of Pop

From Tin Pan Alley to Rock ’n’ Roll (1900s–1960s)

Studio Revolution and Global Pop (1970s–1990s)

Digital, Streaming, and Algorithmic Pop (2000s–Present)

Subgenres, Scenes, and Global Influences

Pop’s Adaptive Engine: Subgenres and Crossovers

Case Studies in Global Pop Movements

Technology, Business Models, and Culture

Tools and Platforms That Shape Sound and Success

Pop as Culture: Identity, Community, and Fandom

Applied Analysis and Capstone

Analytical Toolkit: How to Deconstruct a Pop Hit

Capstone: Trend Report and Subgenre Mapping

Assessments

Quiz: Foundations and Listening Frameworks

Quiz: Early to Mid Pop History

Quiz: Late 20th Century to Pre-Streaming

Quiz: Streaming, Viral Mechanics, and Globalization

Quiz: Technology, Business Models, and Culture

Course Survey: Feedback and Reflection

Global Pop: History, Drivers, Trends, and Subgenres is a comprehensive course that maps how pop music is made, marketed, and loved across the world. You’ll uncover what actually makes a song “pop”: hook-first writing, radio-ready vocals, sleek production, and the industry forces that push tracks onto charts and For You pages. From Tin Pan Alley and Motown to MTV, K-pop, Afrobeats, and hyperpop, you’ll trace the throughline of technology, business models, and culture that turns local scenes into global phenomena. Along the way, you’ll learn to listen like a producer and strategist—breaking down form, harmony, rhythm, and sound design while connecting creative choices to metrics, platforms, and fandom dynamics. Whether you’re an artist, aspiring A&R, marketer, or passionate listener, this course equips you with a clear analytical toolkit and real-world case studies. You’ll finish with a forward-looking trend report that decodes where pop is heading next, and why. If you’ve ever wondered how a hook conquers the world—or how subgenres collide to create the next wave—this course gives you the frameworks, vocabulary, and insight to understand and anticipate global pop’s evolution.

Global Pop: History, Drivers, Trends, and Subgenres

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            <p>Pop is not a single genre but a moving target shaped by listeners, markets, and technologies. Global Pop: History, Drivers, Trends, and Subgenres traces how melody-first songwriting, hook-driven structures, and polished production travel through time, cross borders, and adapt to shifting platforms. We begin by clarifying what “pop” is—and isn’t—by separating its marketplace logic from fixed stylistic labels like rock, R&B, hip-hop, EDM, country-pop, K-pop, and Latin pop. You will develop listening frameworks for form, harmony, rhythm, and production—learning to hear toplines, hook placement, groove choices, and arrangement density with a producer’s ear—while also understanding the industry ecosystem of labels, A&R, publishers, PROs, charts, streaming platforms, and social media that decides what rises to the mainstream. Along the way, we’ll parse success metrics from radio spins and sales to streams and virality, and how they’ve evolved in the streaming and algorithmic eras.</p>

<p>The course then moves chronologically from Tin Pan Alley’s sheet-music economy through the microphone and television age, the rock ’n’ roll crossover, Motown craft, and the British Invasion; into the studio revolution of synths, drum machines, disco, and MTV’s visual branding; and onward to the digital, streaming, and algorithmic present where DAWs democratize creation, intros shrink, and TikTok-ready hooks dominate. With that foundation, we examine pop’s adaptive engine—how it absorbs and reframes subgenres such as electro-pop, dance-pop, indie-pop, trap-pop, hyperpop, and country-pop—through concrete crossover tactics like tempo pivots, feature verses, bilingual hooks, and genre signifiers. Global case studies highlight K-pop’s training systems and fan economies, reggaeton and Latin trap’s dembow-powered ascent, and the rise of Afrobeats and Amapiano. Finally, we connect tools and business models to culture: AI-era voice models and recommendation systems, data-driven A&R, monetization pathways, and fandom architectures, while engaging questions of identity, equity, and representation. You will apply an analytical toolkit to deconstruct hits, then synthesize a trend report and subgenre map as a capstone—predicting near-term shifts by linking musical choices to technology, culture, and industry incentives. Quizzes and a final survey reinforce knowledge, sharpen critical listening, and capture reflections on how global flows continue to remake what counts as “pop.”</p>
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