Sound Of Music by Jim Newton
I just love music! Do you love music? Do you have a favorite type? How do you listen to your tunes? Do you watch music videos, listen to internet radio, or plug in your mp3 or CD player. Even if you have a wide range of music you like, we generally have a favorite genre. Lets play a game, how many types of music can you name? Don't look at my list. I bet there are more types or genres of music than you knew. Let's see how many I can name:
Beach music
Bebop
Big band music
Black metal
Brass band
Brazilian funk
Britfunk
British blues
Bubblegum
Cabaret
Cajun
Calypso
Chicago blues
Chicago soul
Chinese rock
Christian alternative
Christian black metal
Christian Hardcore
Christian rock
Christian metal
Christian Rhythm and blues
Classic female blues
Classic rock
Classic Music
Club Music
Cool Jazz
Country blues
Country Gospel
Country Music
Crunk
Dance Music
Death Metal
Delta blues
Deep Soul
Detroit blues
Disco
Disney pop
Smooth jazz
Soft rock
Soul Music
Southern Gospel
Southern Rock
Southern Hip Hop
Space age pop
Space Music
Speed Metal
St. Louis blues
Dixieland jazz
East Coast Blues
East Cost Hip Hop
Electric Blues
Electric folk
Eurobeat
Eurodance
Exotica
Folk Music
Freakbeat
Funk
Funk metal
Funk Rock
Glam
Gospel
Gothic
Grunge
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Hillbilly Music
Hip Hop
Honky Tonk
Honkyoku - Japanese
Indie music
Irish folk
J-Pop
J-Rock
J-Fusion
Jawaiian
Jazz
Jug band
Juke joint blues
Kansas City blues
Light Rock
Louisiana blues
Lounge Music
Mambo
Medieval music
Steelband
Stoner Rock
Sunshine pop
Surf music
Swamp blues
Swing music
Symphonic music
Techno Music
Teen pop
Texas blues
Memphis blues
Mexican Rock
Miami Bass
Modern classical music
Modern Rock
Motown
Nashville Sound
New Age music
New Orleans blues
New Orleans Jazz
Newgrass
Opera
Orchestra
Outlaw country
Pagan Rock
Pagan Metal
Parody Music
Piano Blues
Piano Rock
Polka
Pop Music
Progressive Music
Psychedelic rock
Ragtime
Reggae
Renaissance music
Rhapsody
Rhythm and blues
Rock Music
Rock Opera
Rockabilly
Rock and Roll
Rumba
Salsa
Samba
Sea shanty
Shock Rock
Show tune
Thrash metal
Trip Music
Urban Cowboy
Urban Folk
Urban jazz
Waltz
Western blues
Western Swing
How many of those did you name? Ok, ok.. .. I cheated a little, I did some research to write this article. I'm really not that smart, but I didn't even name half of them. I left a lot out. It's truly amazing how many types of music there are. I bet that before I started doing the research, I couldn't name 20 of them. There were a lot I never even heard of. A lot of those are new, some are old.
Music has constantly changed ever since the first cave man made a beat on a hollow log. I think mankind has always had the beat in them. Not just the types of tunes either. The way we listen to tunes has changed too. When I was young, we had albums, 33's, 45's and 78's, then there were 8 track tapes, then came cassette tapes, now we have CD's and Mp3's. Each step improved the quality of sound, made it more accessible, or more mobile. There is no telling where it will go from there.
I can still remember when Mtv first came out. For the first time we could watch music videos. Now there are many videos stations available on cable. Now we have the internet to get our music fix. Internet radio, and mp3 download web sites, and of course YouTube. I often surf the internet with a music video playing, or an internet radio station on.
Music is popular because music means so much to us. What does it mean to you? Watching a music video, listening to internet radio, or a mp3 player can stir some emotions in us. Sometimes, you just remember your childhood, sometimes, you remember a lost love, or it makes you dreamy eyed of your current love. Sometimes music can make you feel like dancing, sometimes it makes you want to cry. Music can also give you inspiration. It can also have powerful religious connotations.
Music is just plain powerful. As music progresses, the sound quality improves, and the mediums for delivering the music improves, it's just going to get more and more powerful. All this talk about music has made me want to go pick out an mp3 to purchase and download, because after all, there is nothing like the sound of music.
Beach music
Bebop
Big band music
Black metal
Brass band
Brazilian funk
Britfunk
British blues
Bubblegum
Cabaret
Cajun
Calypso
Chicago blues
Chicago soul
Chinese rock
Christian alternative
Christian black metal
Christian Hardcore
Christian rock
Christian metal
Christian Rhythm and blues
Classic female blues
Classic rock
Classic Music
Club Music
Cool Jazz
Country blues
Country Gospel
Country Music
Crunk
Dance Music
Death Metal
Delta blues
Deep Soul
Detroit blues
Disco
Disney pop
Smooth jazz
Soft rock
Soul Music
Southern Gospel
Southern Rock
Southern Hip Hop
Space age pop
Space Music
Speed Metal
St. Louis blues
Dixieland jazz
East Coast Blues
East Cost Hip Hop
Electric Blues
Electric folk
Eurobeat
Eurodance
Exotica
Folk Music
Freakbeat
Funk
Funk metal
Funk Rock
Glam
Gospel
Gothic
Grunge
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Hillbilly Music
Hip Hop
Honky Tonk
Honkyoku - Japanese
Indie music
Irish folk
J-Pop
J-Rock
J-Fusion
Jawaiian
Jazz
Jug band
Juke joint blues
Kansas City blues
Light Rock
Louisiana blues
Lounge Music
Mambo
Medieval music
Steelband
Stoner Rock
Sunshine pop
Surf music
Swamp blues
Swing music
Symphonic music
Techno Music
Teen pop
Texas blues
Memphis blues
Mexican Rock
Miami Bass
Modern classical music
Modern Rock
Motown
Nashville Sound
New Age music
New Orleans blues
New Orleans Jazz
Newgrass
Opera
Orchestra
Outlaw country
Pagan Rock
Pagan Metal
Parody Music
Piano Blues
Piano Rock
Polka
Pop Music
Progressive Music
Psychedelic rock
Ragtime
Reggae
Renaissance music
Rhapsody
Rhythm and blues
Rock Music
Rock Opera
Rockabilly
Rock and Roll
Rumba
Salsa
Samba
Sea shanty
Shock Rock
Show tune
Thrash metal
Trip Music
Urban Cowboy
Urban Folk
Urban jazz
Waltz
Western blues
Western Swing
How many of those did you name? Ok, ok.. .. I cheated a little, I did some research to write this article. I'm really not that smart, but I didn't even name half of them. I left a lot out. It's truly amazing how many types of music there are. I bet that before I started doing the research, I couldn't name 20 of them. There were a lot I never even heard of. A lot of those are new, some are old.
Music has constantly changed ever since the first cave man made a beat on a hollow log. I think mankind has always had the beat in them. Not just the types of tunes either. The way we listen to tunes has changed too. When I was young, we had albums, 33's, 45's and 78's, then there were 8 track tapes, then came cassette tapes, now we have CD's and Mp3's. Each step improved the quality of sound, made it more accessible, or more mobile. There is no telling where it will go from there.
I can still remember when Mtv first came out. For the first time we could watch music videos. Now there are many videos stations available on cable. Now we have the internet to get our music fix. Internet radio, and mp3 download web sites, and of course YouTube. I often surf the internet with a music video playing, or an internet radio station on.
Music is popular because music means so much to us. What does it mean to you? Watching a music video, listening to internet radio, or a mp3 player can stir some emotions in us. Sometimes, you just remember your childhood, sometimes, you remember a lost love, or it makes you dreamy eyed of your current love. Sometimes music can make you feel like dancing, sometimes it makes you want to cry. Music can also give you inspiration. It can also have powerful religious connotations.
Music is just plain powerful. As music progresses, the sound quality improves, and the mediums for delivering the music improves, it's just going to get more and more powerful. All this talk about music has made me want to go pick out an mp3 to purchase and download, because after all, there is nothing like the sound of music.
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