How is music changing over time? On one scale, it’s easy to see how music evolved through the ages as baroque music was displaced by classical, romantic and then modern music. In the 20th century alone, jazz, country and western, rock’n’roll all emerged along with pop, rap, hip hop and so on.
Much of this rapid rate of change was driven by new ways of composing, experiencing and sharing music via vinyl, cassettes, CDs and mp3s. The emergence of digital streaming platforms, social networks and composing technologies like GarageBand have accelerated these changes by breaking down barriers and enabling new forms of musical expertise.
