Musical Genres: How many do we know?

With the internet information explosion and the fracturing of musical preferences in our culture, I thought it would be fun to explore some of the musical genres competing for our students' attention. The following list was culled from http://www.live365.com/listen/browse.live,  an internet radio service.

Grab a cup of tea, fire up the site or visit http://www.youtube.com/.

David Story

here we go!

30s

40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
Acid House
Acid Jazz
Acoustic Blues
Adult Album Alternative
Adult Contemporary
African
Alt-Country
Alternative
Alternative Folk
Alternative Rap
Ambient
Americana
Anime
Anniversary
Arabic
Asian
Avant Garde
Bachata
Banda
Barbershop
Baroque
Big Band
Big Beat
Birthday
Bluegrass
Blues
Bop
Bossa Nova
Brazilian
Breakbeat
British Invasion
Britpop
Bubblegum Pop
Cajun/Zydeco
Caribbean
Celtic
Chamber
Chicago Blues
Children's/Family
Chill
Choral
Christian
Christian Metal
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Christmas
Classic Alternative
Classic Christian
Classic Country
Classic Jazz
Classic R&B
Classic Rock
Classical
Classical Period
College
Comedy
Community
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Blues
Contemporary Country
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Gospel
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary Reggae
Cool Jazz
Country
Country Blues
Cumbia
Dance Pop
Dancehall
Dancepunk
Delta Blues
Dirty South
Disco
Doo Wop
Downtempo
Dream Pop
Drum 'n' Bass
Dub
Early Classical
East Coast Rap
Easy Listening
Electric Blues
Electro
Electronic/Dance
Emo
Environmental
Ethnic Fusion
European
Exotica
Experimental
Extreme Metal
Filipino
Folk
Folk Rock
Freeform
Freestyle
Funk
Fusion
Gangsta Rap
Garage
Garage Rock
Glam
Gospel
Goth
Government
Greek
Grunge
Halloween
Hanukkah
Hard Bop
Hard House
Hard Rock
Hawaiian/Pacific
Healing
Heartache
Heavy Metal
Hindi
Hip-Hop/Rap
Honeymoon
Honky Tonk
Hot Country Hits
House
IDM
Impressionist
Indian
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Industrial
Industrial Metal
Inspirational
International
JPOP
Jam Bands
Japanese
Jazz
Jewish
Jungle
Latin
Latin Dance
Latin Jazz
Latin Pop
Latin Rap/Hip-Hop
Latin Rock
Lo-Fi
Lounge
Love/Romance
Mariachi
Meditation
Mediterranean
Merengue
Metal
Middle Eastern
Modern
Modern Rock
Motown
Neo-Soul
New Acoustic
New Age
New Wave
Noise Pop
Old School
Oldies
Opera
Orchestral Pop
Original Score
Party Mix
Patriotic
Piano
Polka
Pop
Pop Metal/Hair
Pop-Reggae
Post-Punk
Power Pop
Praise/Worship
Prog/Art Rock
Progressive
Psychedelic
Punk
Quiet Storm
R&B/Urban
Ragga
Rainy Day Mix
Ranchera
Rap Metal
Reality
Reggae
Reggaeton
Rock
Rock & Roll
Rock Steady
Rockabilly
Romantic
Roots Reggae
Salsa
Scanner
Seasonal/Holiday
Sermons/Services
Showtunes
Shuffle/Random
Singer/Songwriter
Ska
Smooth Jazz
Soca
Soft Rock
Soul
Soundtracks
South American
Southern Gospel
Space Age Pop
Spiritual
Spoken Word
Surf
Swing
Symphony
Tamil
Tango
Techno
Teen Pop
Tejano
Top 40
Traditional Folk
Traditional Gospel
Trance
Travel Mix
Tribal
Trip Hop
Trippy
Tropicalia
Turntablism
Underground Hip-Hop
Urban Contemporary
Valentine
Vocal Jazz
Wedding
West Coast Rap
Western
Women
Work Mix
World Folk
World Fusion
World Pop
Worldbeat
Zouk