Music Genres

A quick overview of some modern American music genres.

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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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