Music is an international language all over the world. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small music players with earphones and listen to music when they aren't busy before class, after class, and at lunchtime. Students with cars buy loud speakers and play music in a loud voice as they drive on the street to spread it. In this way a wide range of people can hear it. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports , the weather , politics（政治）and activities of American people. Most of the radio broadcasts are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Wherever the singer goes, many of the young fans make every chance to support him or her. In this way the singer can be a star all over the country.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. You can discover classical music in the concert halls.
What's more, music for instruments is called orchestra（管弦乐队） music, such as the symphonies（交响乐） of Beethoven.
| American Music | |
| Introduction | Music is an international language. |
| Music fans in America | Students with music players listen to music in theirtime. Students with cars play music loudly to spread it. Adult drivers listen to musicdriving to work. |
| Influences on singers | Singers can get money if their music becomes popular. Singers are able to become stars with the fans'. |
| Other kinds of music | Folk music has stories about the common life of Americans. |
| Country music is about country life. | |
| Classical music can bein the concert and orchestra music is for instruments. | |
