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types of music
opera
Closely related to the classical music tradition in the west (and often overlapping), opera features vocal performances that tell a story to music.
Easy Listening
A vague genre term that simply refers to a laid back style of music – it can include songs from within various other genres. Coming to prominence in the 1970s the genre has perhaps gone through a bit of re-brand in the form of chill-out music.
Emo
Stemming from rock, pop, heavy metal and punk, this is particularly emotive music characterised by expressive melodic musicianship and often confessional lyrics. Emo is also linked to a particular fashion and personality style.
Funk
With African American influences funk is a groovy genre that takes cues from Soul, Jazz and R&B. It arrived in the 1960s and has gone on to influence almost every genre of dance music as well as modern rock.
Blues
Originally played by a single performer singing with a guitar or banjo, in the 1960s more instruments were introduced and it and made its way across the Atlantic to the UK and beyond. Blues features a 12 bar chord structure with 4 bars on the root note of the scale followed by two on the 4th. This is then followed by two on the root, one bar on the 5th, one bar on the 4th and another two on the root.
Garage
Alongside electronic dance music, drum and bass, soul and R&B came garage, a product of the 1990s. It’s made up of heavy baselines, irregular kick drum patterns and syncopations.
Grunge
Less prolific these days, grunge music is based on rock and punk and was popularised in the 1990s by bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. It featured an anguished vocal style and perhaps a more negative outlook on life.
Hip Hop
This American genre kickstarted a lot of new creativity in terms of musical styles. It’s still a mainstay of American music and began in the USA before seeing a surge of popularity and sub-genre offshoots here.
Indie
Meaning ‘independent’ this genre is also used in the film industry. It describes artists and bands who were not part of the mainstream music industry machine. The style of indie music is typically a rock band set-up with elements of punk and dance.
Jazz
Jazz began in New Orleans in the early 1900s. It’s an improvisational genre and often crosses over with easy listening. It features a mix of rhythms and tempos as well as solos. Brass and keys are important instruments in jazz music. Some singers like Amy Winehouse have been influenced by this movement.