Music Genre Vocabulary

                               This music genre vocabulary is give the meaning of the different kinds of music because in best music trip show the different kinds of music i do this for you to understand the different kinds of music.



ROCK-is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz,classical and other musical sources.


RNB-Most three-letter abbreviations are initialisms: all the letters are pronounced as the names of letters, as in APA (/ˌeɪˌpiːˈeɪ/ ay-pee-ay). Very few fit the strict definition of acronym, which requires the abbreviation to be pronounced as a single word, as in DOS.


POP-a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented towards a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. Pop music has absorbed influences from most other forms of popular music, but as a genre is particularly associated with the rock and roll and later rock style.


LOVE SONG-is about falling in love and the feelings it brings. Anthologies of love songs often contain a mixture of both of these types of song. A bawdy song is both humorous and saucy, emphasizing the physical pleasure of love rather than the emotional joy. Notable performers of love songs include Paul McCartneyElton JohnBryan AdamsCeline DionRichard MarxMariah CareyPhil CollinsGeorge MichaelWhitney Houston, and Billy Joel.


ACCOUSTIC-Term describing a musical instrument played without electrical amplification or assistance, for example an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano. It is also a term used by musicians to characterize room response, an important factor in performance. A so-called ‘bright’ acoustic provides a lively reverberation while a ‘dry’ or ‘muddy’ acoustic is lacking in response.