Genre is a category of artistic composition such as music or literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. The document discusses several major music genres including rock, pop, folk music, hip hop, and electronic music. Rock evolved in the 1960s and was characterized by experimentation. Pop originated in the 1950s-60s as a softer alternative to rock. Folk music includes traditional and modern folk styles as well as world music. Hip hop formed in the 1970s and consists of rhythmic rapping and DJing. Electronic music is the latest genre and involves computer-generated instrumental tracks.

1. GenresMusic

2. Definitions
• Traditional definition:
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,
characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
• My understanding:
Genre is another name for category. It seperates similar content from other
content. Makes it easy for content search and also bring uniformity in it.

3. The vast range of Music Genres

4. Rock
a form of popular music which evolved from rock and roll and pop music
during the mid and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more
serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical
experimentation and drug-related or anti-establishment.
• Examples include popular songs such as,
Smells Like teen spirit and Bohemian
Rapsody

5. Pop
• 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. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used
interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular
(and can include any style).
• Examples include: We dont talk anymore; Love yourself and Blank Space.

6. Folk music
• Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from
it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th
century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types
of folk musicare also called world music.
• Popular artists include Abida Parveen and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

7. Hip Hop Music
• also called rap music, is a music genre formed in the USA in the 1970s
that consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies
rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It developed as
part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic
elements:MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching, break dancing, and graffiti
writing. Other elements include sampling and beatboxing.
• Famous artists include Drake, Eminem, Usher, Tupac, 50 cent.

8. Electronic Music
• This is by far the latest genre of music. It has gained popularity just recently.
There are usually no vocals involved except for beat boxing. Rest of the the
sounds are sampled on the system with dedicated softwares. The music is merely
computer generated. It is the the most popular form of music right after Hip hop.