To provide more of an understanding I will briefly discuss how Electronic Dance Music is created and produced. This is a totally computerized art form, but this does not mean that it lacks creativity and musicality. Rather than focusing on technicality, this type of music is heavily focused on collaborative rhythms, and sound design. To create electronic music, one must have an Audio Production Software (DAW) on your computer, allowing you to create as many tracks as needed to create a song (a track is a loop of one sound, such as a kick drum) and arrange them in time. One may use preset sounds provided in their audio production software, or you can use various plug in such as synthesizers to create and design your own sounds. I have personally seen many kids, myself included, getting into the creation of electronic music. This not only gives children a better understanding of music and technology, but also promotes creative expression which is a great tool usable in all types of learning.

     Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is proving to be an art form that is currently growing in popularity all over the world. Today in America, it is easy to tell that hip hop, rap, and r and b are the primary types of music that our growing generation associates themselves with. Personally I have experienced a change in this way of thinking in many people that are choosing to join the growing community of EDM fans. Because the hip hop style of music is so popular, many DJs see this as a way to become more widely recognized by providing the “beat” or composing all of the background music going into the song. Because electronic music is so heavily focused on beat making and sound production, popular EDM DJs are seen as experts in this field. This makes them primary targets for hip hop artists in the means of collaboration to make a successful song. Now because hip hop is such a popular form of music in America, the DJs collaborating with them have a chance to have their beats heard on a larger scale than normal. This is a growing trend that is allowing EDM to get exposure to people outside of it’s usual fan base. This trend is being practiced by many DJs such as Alesso, Wolfgang Gartner, and of course David Guetta who is often viewed as the front runner of this movement.

            Here I will go into a paragraph showing examples of this trend happening, talking about popular DJ’s involved with this movement (primarily David Guetta)