Musical genre facts for kids

A musical genre is how people describe different styles of music. Some of the most common music genres are:

Plus there are several more common music genres. Religious music is also common, such as hymns, choir music and many more.

Musicology

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History of Western art music	Ancient • Biblical • Medieval • Renaissance • Baroque • Classical music period • Romantic • 20th century • Contemporary

Composition	Composer • Form • Genre • Notation • Theory • Improvisation

Careers	Music history • Musicology • Ethnomusicology • Music cognition • Music therapy • Music education

Production	Musician • Lyrics • Song • Album (compilation • concept • live • studio) • Record label • Record producer

Music around the world	African (East African • North African • Southern African • West African) • Asian (Central Asian • East Asian • Middle Eastern • South Asian • Southeast Asian) • European (Eastern European • Northern European • Southeastern European • Southern European • Western European • Central European) • Latin American (Central American • South American) • North American (Canadian • Caribbean • United States) Oceanian (Melanesia • Micronesia • Polynesian)

Lists	Topics • Outline • Glossary of musical terminology • Glossary of jazz and popular musical terms • Western art-music genres by era • Instruments • Audio

Other topics	Definition of music • Music and mathematics • Music and politics • Aesthetics of music • Philosophy of music • Music psychology

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