THE DIFFERENT

MUSIC GENRES
Prepared by:
Sheena Mae Guevarra
 What is music?
• An art form of sound in time that
expresses ideas and emotions in
significant forms through the elements
of rhythm, melody, harmony, and
color.
• Meriam Webster
 the science or art of ordering
tones or sounds in succession, in
combination, and in temporal
relationships to produce a
composition having unity and
continuity.
 TYPES OF MUSIC

 Classical Music
 Folk Music
 Funk
 Hiphop Music
 Jazz
 Meta Music
 Opera Music
 Rock Music
 Techno Music
 Trance Music
 Classical music
 A sophisticated form of
composition as it requires skills
like learning the ability to
coordinate with others musician
 Folk Music
 This type of music reflects the
emotions of common people.
Cultural and popular music are
the two sub-genres of folk music.
 Funk
 This music became known in the
late 1960s. Funk made rhythm
the most important element
while de-emphasizing melody
 Hiphop music
 Includes the use of an instrument
such as bass, drums, guitar, piano,
violin, and fiddle. In this type of
music, the bass is the main
instrument. This can be used in
different intensities to emote
feelings of anger or pride.
 Jazz
 Complex and strong beats
feature this type of music. The
main instruments used for this
type of music are a cornet,
trumpet, or violin.
 Meta Music
 This is a type of music wherein
the melody is influenced by the
structure of the songs (known as
“information music”).
 Opera Music
 This genre has a fantastic
combination of theatrical art and
musical invention and is played
explicitly in big audiences.
 Rock music
 Genre requires the vocals to vbe
accompanied by bass, drum, and
guitar. Sometimes, piano, synthesizer,
saxophone, flute, mandolin, and sitar
are also in this genre for a more
profound impact. This type of music
has several sub-genre, such as hard
rock, metal rock, and progressive rock.
 Techno music
 This genre is also known as fusion
type of music. This is a form of
electronic dance-music based on
African-American music styles
like electro jazz and funk.
 Trance Music
 This type of music is usually
performed in clubhouses. This is
characterized by fast tempo and
repetitious beats.
Thank you!