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Music Genres

Nick McCurdy
February 11, 2016
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Music Genres

A quick overview of some modern American music genres.

Nick McCurdy

February 11, 2016
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  1. Music Genres
    by Nicolas McCurdy

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  2. Disclaimers
    ● Genre classifications can be subjective
    ● I’m biased
    ● Genres overlap, often creating more subgenres
    ● We’re mostly focusing on modern American music

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  3. Electronic
    ● Ambient
    ● Breakbeat
    ○ Big beat
    ● Chiptune
    ● Downtempo
    ○ New-age
    ○ Trip hop
    ● Drum and bass
    ● Electronica
    ○ Chillwave
    ○ IDM
    ○ Glitch
    ○ Electronic rock
    ○ Indietronica
    ○ Synthpop
    ● Hardcore
    ● House
    ● Industrial
    ● Techno
    ● Trance

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  4. ● East Coast hip hop
    ● West Coast hip hop
    ● Alternative hip hop
    ● Gangsta rap
    ● Trap
    Hip hop

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  5. Pop
    ● Baroque pop
    ● Pop rock
    ● Psychedelic pop
    ● Synthpop

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  6. ● Alternative rock
    ○ Dream pop
    ○ Grunge
    ○ Indie rock
    ● Art rock
    ● Math rock
    ● New wave
    ● Noise rock
    ● Pop rock
    ● Post-rock
    ● Shoegaze
    Rock
    ● Progressive rock
    ● Punk rock

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  7. ● Alternative metal
    ○ Nu metal
    ● Black metal
    ● Death metal
    ○ Melodic death metal
    ○ Technical death metal
    ● Doom metal
    ● Gothic metal
    ● Industrial metal
    Rock→Metal
    ● Metalcore
    ○ Deathcore
    ○ Mathcore
    ● Nu metal
    ● Post-metal
    ● Power metal
    ● Progressive metal
    ○ Djent
    ● Symphonic metal

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  8. Avant-garde
    ● Experimental
    ● Noise

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  9. Resources
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popular_music_genres

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