This week's reading refers to many standard-bearers of music: the people and groups you readily associate with a particular genre. In Seminar, discuss some of the genres and their standard bearers.

, how can best define folk, ragtime, jazz, rock, pop, and hip hop music? Have they influenced each other or do they seem distinct? 
Who do you see as being the new standard bearers in different genres? Why do you believe they achieve this status? 
What do the standard bearers communicate about the time, place, culture, influences, and circumstances that lead to these musical expressions?