The Study On The Music Characteristics And The Singing Art Of Jay Chou’s "Chinese Style" Popular Songs

"Chinese style" popular song is created by Jay Chou,Wang Leehon and other singers at the beginning of this century.In the beginning of the 20 th century,when the Chinese popular music world was in a weak situation,it borrowed the R&B,Hip-Hop and other popular music styles to create and sing,on the basis of which to add elements of Chinese traditional music culture,a song that satisfies or approaches the expression "ancient poetry,ancient culture,ancient melody,new singing method,new arrangement and new concept".As one of the most representative figures,Jay Chou’s "Chinese style" popular songs,which he composed and sang,set off a huge wave in the Chinese popular music world,and through his music,he promoted Chinese traditional culture to the audience,and conveys a positive energy.The "Chinese style" popular songs composed by Jay Chou conform to the Melody Creation Techniques of Chinese traditional music and vocal art works in Melody Characteristics,and conform to the developing laws of starting,inheriting,transferring and combining,which is simple and clear.The rhythm is mainly four or four beats with no change of rhythm in the middle.The rhythm type is simple but not simple,using the form of the combination of equal chain type and sub-chain type rhythm,use repetition and syncopation to change the rhythm of little change into a novel combination,to bring the audience a fresh and unique feeling.In the mode of melody,the traditional national pentatonic mode is the main mode,and partial songs are added with partial tones to express different feelings of songs.The melody of songs is single,the most common technique Jay Chou uses to elevate the emotion of a song is to raise the melody half way through repetition.The mix of western and national instruments in the accompaniment makes the music more layered,but the use of pure western instruments to express the "Chinese style" is also innovative.Jay Chou’s "Chinese style" popular songs are sincere and straightforward,often using natural and direct singing voice,together with his slurred pronunciation,flat and dry voice,and his holding-breath high-pitched singing style,constitute a unique "Zhou" singing,overturning the audience on the popular music singing aesthetic,formed their own unique singing style.The spread of Jay Chou’s "Chinese style" popular songs had a huge impact on the blossoming popular music scene.The songs with classical national flavor have promoted the national consciousness of the contemporary youth,and also influenced a large number of popular music creators,making the use frequency of traditional music cultural elements in their works greatly increased,has had a positive impact on Chinese popular music scene.