Friday, 2 October 2015

Genres in Music

Music Genre

Pop: It is a genre of popular music, which originated in its modern form in the Western world during the 1950s and 1960s, deriving from rock and roll. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former is a description of music which is popular it can also include any style.


Some artists that are considered as pop artist are:



·     The Beatles
·     Michael Jackson
·     Rolling Stones
·     Madonna
·     ABBA
·     Selena Gomez





Rock: A form of popular music which evolved from rock and roll and pop music during the mid and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical experimentation and drug-related or anti-establishment lyrics.





There are a lot of different forms of rock music such as:
Artist who are associated with this:
·     Rock and Roll
·     Elvis Presley
·     Paul McCartney
·     Bob Dylan
·     Pop Rock
·     Lawson
·     Avril Lavigne
·     Folk Rock
·     Paul Simon
·     Psychedelic Rock
·     The Beach Boys
·     Nivana
·     Blues Rock
·     AC/DC
·     Led Zeppelin
·     Garage Rock
·     The D-Men who were later known as The Fifth Estate
·     Disclosure
·     Alternative Rock
  •   The Killers





Dance: Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. There are many different types of dances and music to accompany those dances.


Artist who fit this can consisted of:




·     Selena Gomez
·     Katy Perry
·     Ariana Grande
  • Maroon 5

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