What is dance music?
Q: What is dance music?
A: Dance music is music that is made to be danced to. It can also refer to any kind of music that has a regular beat and encourages dancing.
Q: How far back does the history of dance music go?
A: The history of dance music goes back thousands of years, as humans have likely been making noises in rhythm and dancing since the beginning of time. We know that Ancient Greeks danced to some form of music, although we don't know much about what it was like.
Q: What did the Christian Church think about dancing?
A: The Christian Church thought that dancing was bad because it was always linked to the devil, so they believed musical instruments were bad too because they were used for dancing.
Q: What are some examples of early Western dance music?
A: Some examples of early Western dance music include caroles and Estampie from the Dark Ages before the Middle Ages.
Q: How did composers write down their pieces during this period?
A: Composers wrote down their pieces by writing them on a staff with barlines dividing each piece into bars with a particular number of beats in each bar. This was different from church plainchant which had no set rhythm or structure.
Q: What kinds of dances became popular during the Romantic era?
A: During the Romantic era, waltzes became very popular, and many composers wrote waltz-style pieces for piano or other instruments as well as actual dances meant for people to perform together. Other popular dances included ballet and Spanish/Latin American dances such as samba, tango, and cha cha cha.
Q: What is EDM (electronic dance music)? A: Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is electronic music specifically composed for people to dance to at nightclubs, discothèques or parties. Genres within EDM include post-disco, techno, house and trance amongst others
