Research - Different Genres

Rock Music: This music genre originated in the rock and roll era of 1950s. The vocals are accompanied by guitar, drum and bass. This type of music has several sub genres, such as hard rock and metal rock.

Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be



Hip-hop Music: Hip-hop music always includes the use of instruments such as guitar, violin, piano, bass and drums. In this type of music, the bass is the main instrument. This music shows a heavy influence of Jamaican music. The roots of the music are found in African-American and West African music. It was first played by a group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa.

The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway

 

R&B Music: (an abbreviation of "Rhythm and Blues") A music genre that combines elements of pop and hip hop. It is used to describe a style of African-American music originating after the disco in the 1980s. It combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul and hip hop.

Rihanna - Take A Bow

 

Trey Songz - Already Taken

 

Country Music: A popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes with harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars and harmonicas. The term country music gained popularity in the 1940s.

Taylor Swift - Our Song

Pop music: (an abbreviation of "popular") It is originated in its modern form in the 1950s. These are generally short-to-medium length songs and are written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure). Also has repeated choruses, melodic tunes and catchy hooks. Pop music normally uses electric guitars, drums and bass for instrumentation. Pop music is generally thought of as a genre which is commercially recorded and desires to have a mass audience appeal.

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe