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A STYLE OR TYPE OF MUSIC.

GENRE
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A GENRE LARGLY COMPRISED OF ELECTRONIC SOUNDS WITH A VARIETY OF TEMPOS.

ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
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A TYPE OF MUSIC THAT IS UNDER THE GREATER UMBRELLA OF A MORE DOMININANT GENRE.

SUB GENRE

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THIS GENRE ORIGINATED IN THE RURAL REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. THIS MUSICAL TYPE INVOLVES UP TO BUT NOT LIMITED TO 3 STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.

COUNTRY

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THIS GENRE BEGAN TO TAKE FORM MAINLY IN THE 1960'S IN JAMAICA. THE MUSIC IS OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY LYRICAL TOPICS RELATED TO FAITH, LOVE, AND SOCIETY.

REGGAE

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A GENRE THAT STARTED IN CUBA BUT HAS INFLUCENCES FROM AFRICA AND SPAIN. THIS LATIN MUSIC IS MOSTLY SUNG IN SPANISH AND INVOLVES PARTNER DANCING.

SALSA
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A LATIN GENRE OF MUSIC THAT INVOLVES INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE SPANISH GUITAR, BOX DRUM, CASTANETS, CLAPPING, STAMPING, AND A SINGER.

FLAMENCO
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A GENRE FROM THE 18TH CENTURY IS KNOWN AS TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC THAT ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH ALL MALE PERFORMERS.

MARIACHI
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A GENRE MADE POPULAR IN THE 19TH CENTURY FROM THE COUNTRIES OF ARGENTINA AND URAGUY. THIS STYLE OF MUSIC IS A LATIN PARTNER DANCING MUSIC THAT CAN BE PURELY INSTRUMENTAL OR COULD INCLUDE A SINGER.

TANGO

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A GENRE STARTED IN THE 1980'S IN U.S. AND GERMANY. THE MUSIC IS REPETITIVE AND FAST PACED MUSIC MADE WITH ELECTRONICALLY PRODUCED SOUND.

TECHNO

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A GENRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE U.S. IN THE 1950'S. THIS MUSIC HAS A SIMPLE STRUCTURE WITH A RHYTHM THAT IS EASY TO SING AND DANCE TO.

POP

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A GENRE STARTED IN THE 1970'S IN BIG CITIES IN THE U.S. THE LYRICS OFTEN RHYME AND ARE SANG IN THE SAME REPETITIVE RHYTHM.


RAP

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A GENRE BEGAN IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. TYPICALLY THE VOCAL SINGER IS THE STAR.

BLUES

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THIS GENRE IS A TYPE OF RELIGIOUS MUSIC SANG BY CHOIRS ORIGINATING IN THE U.S. BETWEEN THE 17TH AND 19TH CENTURY.

GOSPEL

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A GENRE ORIGINALLY CREATED AS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE RICH AND WEALTHY EUROPEAN PEOPLE IN THE 16TH CENTURY.

CLASSICAL

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A GENRE THAT TELLS A STORY THROUGH PEOPLE SINGING LOUDLY WITH THEIR VOICES WITHOUT MICROPHONES.

OPERA

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A SUB GENRE OF RHYTHM AND BLUES THAT TOOK FORM IN THE 1960'S. THE MUSIC IS MORE UPBEAT AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE BASS GUITAR AS ONE OF THE MAIN STRING INSTRUMENTS.

FUNK

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THIS GENRE STARTED IN THE 1970'S IN THE THE U.S. THE MUSIC IS MADE BY USING SIMPLE LYRICS AND ELECTRONICALLY CREATED SOUNDS MADE MAINLY FOR DANCING IN NIGHT CLUBS.

DISCO

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A SUB GENRE OF ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC CREATED IN THE 1980'S IN CHICAGO. DJ'S AND PRODUCERS OFTEN BEGAN EDITING OR ALTERING DISCO MUSIC TO CREATE THIS PARTICULAR SOUND. THE MUSIC HAS A FAST PACE USUALLY AT THE SPEED OF 120 BEATS PER MINUTE.

HOUSE

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A GENRE THAT TOOK FORM IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN THE U.S. THE MUSIC IS LARGLY CHARACTERIZED BY ITS USE OF IMPROVISATION.

JAZZ

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 A GENRE THAT STARTED IN PUERTO RICO AND PANAMA IN 1990'S CREATED BY 3 STYLES OF MUSIC: HIP-HOP, REGGAE, AND LATIN.

REGGAETON

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IS A SUB GENRE OF RHYTHM AND BLUES ORIGINATING IN THE U.S. IN THE 1950'S THAT INVOLVES TOPICS LARGLY TALKING ABOUT LIFE AND LOVE. SINGERS ARE THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THE GENRE. THIS GENRE IS A COMBINATION OF POP, JAZZ, AND GOSPEL.

SOUL

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IS A SUB GENRE OF MUSIC THAT STARTED IN THE U.S. AND U.K IN THE 1960'S AND 70'S. THE MUSIC IS CHARACTERIZED BY LOUD STRONG AND POWERFUL RHYTHMS.

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