WHAT IS A SONG SUSAN HENNEBERG THE BRITANNICA COMMON CORE LIBRARY A SONG
5 songs Folk songs are traditional songs sung by common people They usually are learned by ear and often are not written down The melody and words may change over time Art songs are meant to be performed for an audience They are more complicated than folk songs The words and music are equally important They do not change over time Popular songs have developed from both folk and art songs They are performed by professionals for an audience WHAT IS A SONG WHAT IS A SONG Taylor Swift performs pop songs for audiences Popular music is also called pop
