Modern, commercial, international pop music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With hundreds of hits from world famous pop artists including Abba, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Shakira and Taylor Swift, have a look through our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Pop Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of pop music with Stretta Music today!
“Pop music… it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.”
Paul Epworth, Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter.
Any music throughout history which was designed for dance or entertainment can be named pop music. From folk songs and dances, through to classical ensembles and operetta, pop music as we know it today evolved gradually, thrilling audiences, guests, bourgeoise, proletariat, young and old alike.
Many believe the birth of what we deem pop music today happened at the end of the nineteenth century, where Ragtime and Blues evolved into Swing and Jazz. From there, in the 1940s, Jazz moved into Bebop, which moved into Modern Jazz, whereas out of Blues came early R & B, and it was through R & B that Rock ’n’ Roll developed.
One of the big challenges in the pop music world in the first half of the twentieth century was amplification. In the 1930-40s, many people were playing around with microphones, pick-ups and amps, but with the Shure Model 55 Fatboy microphone in 1939, the Fender Esquire Electric Guitar in 1949, the Fender Precision Bass Guitar in 1951, amplification became a problem of the past, and with good quality equipment being much more readily available, the 1950s saw a hug boom in pop music, with artists like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley helping pop music to grow, and reach more and more people around the world.
Today, we enjoy a wide range of pop music, from Justin Bieber to Coldplay, from Selena Gomez to Adele, no matter your preference, there’s something here for everyone.
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook, 2 CDs
Item no.: 772120
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 766039
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 774938
for: Voice, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 770297
for: Keyboard [piano/electric organ]; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 685954
for: Guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 617434
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 346373
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 693986
for: Guitar
Songbook (with standard notation and TABs)
Item no.: 1349795
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 648164
Vol. 1 : Funk-, Rock-, Pop- & Fusion-Playalongs für Schlagzeuger
12 Playback-Tracks
for: Drum kit
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 334002
for: Recorder [keyboard/guitar]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 774614
for: Guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation, chords and tabs), online play-along
Item no.: 654918
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 177036
Music lesson book
Item no.: 353559
for: Recorder [keyboard/guitar]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 560014
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 467761
for: Guitar
Lyrics, Chords
Item no.: 169391
for: Voice
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 631233
(Teaching material)
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 605998
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 444011
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1479675
for: Voice (female voice)
Songbook (educational book), CD
Item no.: 604883
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1657240
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 113244
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book (with standard notation and chord charts), demo CD
Item no.: 660315
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online audio
Item no.: 693018
for: Recorder [keyboard/guitar]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 774627
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 582126
for: Keyboard
Music lesson book
Item no.: 282033
for: Voice
Book (lexicon)
Item no.: 615916
Y cantar con letras acordes y tablaturas
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (with standard notation and TABs)
Item no.: 769817
Forum Musikpaedagogik 97
Item no.: 611840
Die lebendige Kunst des Improvisierens lernen (+MP3-Download)
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 666896
for: Voice
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765833
for: Classical guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online video
Item no.: 773353
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 772124
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 772088
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 771502
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 693987
for: Piano
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 763983
Ein Weg zum erfolgreichen Klavierspiel solo und in der Band
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 775590
for: School class
Ring binder (Teachers book)
Item no.: 477583
for: Piano
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 314453
for: Musicians
Music lesson book
Item no.: 618811
Geignet zum Selbststudium und für den Musikunterricht
Fun-School (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 407156
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 158369
for: Acoustic guitar [electric guitar]
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 671522