American Culture

One could say that America has changed all other cultures around the world. America brought the world, cars, computers and the assembly line. But one of the most important things that "America has given all other cultures is music" (Crawford, 58). From the jazzy tunes of New Orleans to the soulful Native American Music, they have all changed the way others due business. Without America's additions to these cultures, music would be very different compared to the multitude of music that America has today. A lot of people have been exposed to music, whether it be on a commercial or a music video. Music is bound to pop-up somewhere. America invented so many musical genres, beats, and lyrics that most people listen to today. America wrote the book on music and taught many cultures around the world how different music could really be.

America has changed music so greatly and has even made an impact on religion itself. Although "most Christian music originated in Europe, the music was hard to read and didn't make sense, so Americans took it upon themselves to re-write the Christian lyrics to a suitable standard. This re-writing was called the King James Version which is still the version that is used today in churches" (Whitley, 89). America also came up with the idea of "using books in church instead of just memorizing everything that you sing" (Clurman). This made going to church a whole lot easier on many Christians. Other cultures caught on and eventually used the enhanced version which was originally converted by Americans. Now most churches, even Europe, use this version. The American culture made going to church what it is today.

America also invented styles of music that spawned off into compositions heard on the radio ...

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...influence all other cultures and put a twist on the way music should and would be accepted in the years to come. America has helped influence so many cultures into accepting different styles of music into their living. America invented Jazz, which spawned off into many different styles of music that are commonly heard on the radio today. America also changed what music in church was like by re-writing lyrics and coming up with a system of singing books. America also opened the door for people whom often were overlooked in the crowd of music, African Americans and woman. American accepted these groups for their music and looked past skin color and gender. America revolutionized and created so many types of music that will be forever remembered. The public should be grateful that American live in such a diverse country where so many musical talents have been developed.