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Musical Genres and Styles

Musical Genres and Styles. Exercise One (in class). You are in charge of a CD department in a music store. You must decide whether the following selections go in-- the Classical section The Popular section the International section. Official Music Industry Genres and Categories. * African

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Musical Genres and Styles

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  1. Musical Genres and Styles

  2. Exercise One (in class) • You are in charge of a CD department in a music store. You must decide whether the following selections go in-- • the Classical section • The Popular section • the International section

  3. Official Music Industry Genres and Categories * African * Blues * Caribbean * Children's * Classical * Country * Electronic * Folk/Traditional * Jazz * Latin * March * Middle Eastern * Military * Musicals * New Age * Novelty * R&B and Soul * Rap and Hip-Hop * Reggae * Rock/Pop * Theme Music * World Fusion* Religious/ Devotional

  4. Pop Categories * Country * Alternative * Christian * Classic Rock * Disco * Doo Wop * Gothic * Indie * Industrial * Lounge * Metal * New Wave/Synthpop * Oldies * Progressive * Punk and Hardcore * Rockabilly * Ska * Surf Rock

  5. How do we decide which category to use? • Intention or Use 1. “Entertainment” (read “money making”) • All categories of Pop music • Musicals • Movie sound tracks

  6. Intention or Use 2. Listening/Performing • Classical • Jazz • Fusion • Opera • Musicals

  7. Intention or Use 3. Inspiration/Therapy/Motivation • Religious • Marches/Disco • New Age 4. Storytelling • Folk music • Children’s songs

  8. Intention or Use 5. Artistic expression • Any music that mainly serves that purpose- • Composed music • Outsider music • Fringe music

  9. How do we decide…? • Instrumentation • Orchestra/Band/Choir • Combos • Folk Instruments • Electronic

  10. How do we decide…? • Rhythm/ Style • 2 beat, 4 beat, 3 beat • Simple vs. complex • Swing vs. straight • Volume • Harmony-- simple vs. complex

  11. How do we decide…? • How music was created • Oral Tradition • Written “by ear” • Passed on “by ear” • No rules except custom • “Paper” Tradition • Written down as composed • Passed on through written music • Written according to rules but often experimental

  12. A few examples • Oral Tradition • Folk music, Rock, Blues, Rap (some), Country, Alternative, “Pop” (some), Children’s songs, Gospel (some), New Age • Written Tradition • Classical, Jazz, Movie scores, Opera, Video Games, Musicals, Muzak, some Rock, Pop, Rap, and Gospel.

  13. International Music • Most International Music is Oral with some exceptions • IM sometimes has the same conventions as Western music but most often not • Intention is usually the most important aspect of IM--e.g., work songs; music for rituals,celebration, and storytelling; a very small percentage is for “entertainment.”

  14. A Final Word • These categories are not hard and fast. Some music falls into several categories and some can even change categories over time. • There are two other categories that we also need to think about-- professional and amateur.

  15. A Final Word • All of these categories were developed for the convenience of the music industry • In other words, they are “made up.”

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