Musical Genres

Musical Genres are...

• types of instruments

• types of music

• types of songs

• types of composers

One of the oldest genres is

• Rap

• Rock and Roll

• Jazz

• Classical

One of the most recent genres of music is...

• Blues

• Motown

• EDM (electronic dance music)

• Classical

An example of a Classical music composer is...

• Mozart

• Louis Armstrong

• Michael Jackson

• Elvis Presley

The Beatles performed this type of music

• Pop

• Rock and Roll

• Jazz

• Gospel

What 3 types of music make up the genre of Latin American Music

• Pop, Jazz, Blues

• African, Spanish, Jazz

• African, Indigenous, European

• European, Spanish, Folk

What 2 languages are usually used in Latin American music?

• Spanish and French

• French and Italian

• Italian and Portuguese

• Spanish and Portuguese

What is a crossover hit?

• A song that is popular in more than one genre or language

• A song that is sung by basketball players

• A boxing hit

• A song that is made by more than one person

What is a cover song?

• A song that covers a lot of different topics

• A song that is first on the album

• A song that is sung by one person and then sung again by someone else

• A song that can keep you warm at night

What does it mean if you are feeling "blue?"

• happy

• sad

• angry

• tired