Music classification:

1. Rock

It is a musical form that combines black rhythm and blues and white country music; In other words, it is a form of music that mainly uses guitar, bass, and drums, plus powerful speakers and many effectors;

2. Pop

Pop music, It refers to those instrumental music and songs that are short in structure, popular in content, lively in form, and sincere in emotion. They are loved by the masses, widely sung or appreciated, and are popular for a while and even passed down to future generations.

3. Jazz

Jazz took shape at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Among many popular musics, jazz is the earliest one and has a wide influence in the world. Jazz is actually American folk music.

European church music, traditional African American violin and banjo music combined with African singing and African American labor chants formed the original "folk blues", and "ragtime" and "folk blues" formed the Early Jazz.

4. Ballads

As a singing form originating from folk, there are two main sources of works. One is repertoire adapted from ancient traditional folk songs; The other is a creative ballad composed in the traditional ballad style.

5. Original music

Original music has two concepts: one is that music composed by oneself can be regarded as original music. This is a broad understanding.

6. Cover

"Cover" actually refers to the re-singing of a song that has been published and sung by others, in which the song is re-interpreted according to one's own style but does not change part of the original work. kind of behavior.

7. Light music (pure music, new century)

There are many types of light music, including general life songs, lyrical songs, humorous songs, satirical songs, and some light music. Operas, waltzes, small orchestral overtures, serenades, and some orchestral sketches, movie songs, dance music, etc. ?

Extended information

Music type, that is, genre. Music style (song style, music style, genre) refers to the representative and unique appearance of the musical work as a whole. That is the type of music. Musical style is similar to other artistic styles. It is relatively stable, intrinsic and profound expressed through songs, and can more essentially reflect the external imprint of the era, nation or individual musician's ideological concepts, aesthetic ideals, spiritual temperament and other internal characteristics. .

The formation of music style is a sign that an era, a nation or a musician has transcended the infantile stage in understanding and realizing music, getting rid of the shackles of various stereotypes, and thus tending to or reaching maturity.

Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia - Music Type