Describe the importance of music in the past and the present.

The role of music in the United States has changed throughout its history and continues to transform as new ideals and genres emerge. It serves various functions and is used by people of all ages in many ways. The purpose of this paper is to show the development and role that music portrays in society from its earliest beginnings through present time as well as its future.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.