Types of Music
General

·Band music (including marching bands)

·Children’s music (incl. nursery rhymes)

·Latin Dance music (e.g., Flamenco, Tango)

·Electronic (Digital) music

·Ethnic & national music (incl. Traditional Chinese music, Chinese opera, Folk songs)

·Film music

·Religious music

·"New Age" Music (= "Meditation music". This is music that is meant to relax the listener. It often includes sounds from nature such as a running stream, bird calls etc.)

Classical European Music

·Baroque music

·Chamber music

·Orchestral music (such as composed by Mozart, Beethoven etc.)

·Opera

·Ballet music

·Waltz music (esp. Johann Strauss)

Modern Popular Music

·Bluegrass

·Blues (Mostly American black singers.)

·Country & Western music

·Disco music (techno, trance …)

·Hip-hop

·Jazz (e.g., modern jazz, big band, ragtime)

·Pop music (This is a general term for the young people's music that is played most often on the radio. It includes most of the types of music listed under “Modern Popular Music”. In China, most of this music consists of love ballads and light roll and roll.)

·Rap music

·Reggae/Ska (Jamaican music)

·Rhythm & Blues

·Rock ‘n roll (incl. rockabilly, heavy metal)

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