Exploring types of music genres for the chosen exam question

1. Music Genres
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2. Pop
• Pop music is a genre of popular music that
originated in its modern form in the Western
world during the 1950s and 1960s as a softer
alternative to rock and roll.
• Pop genre is the most popular genre
• Pop artists include:
– Justin Beiber
– Lady Gaga
– Little Mix

3. Indie Rock
• Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that
originated in the United States and the United
Kingdom in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely
diverse and has many sub genres.
• Indie Rock is popular throughout the world
• Indie Rock artists include:
– Bastile
– Mumford & Sons
– Coldplay

4. Indie Pop
• Indie Pop is a sub genre of Indie Rock.
• This includes some aspects of indie rock,
however it adds pop genre.
• Indie pop artists include:
– Marina And The Dimonds
– Lana Del Ray
– Florence And The Machine