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When you get near to the time you need to prepare for your final assessment, especially in your Exploring music in contest portfolio, you might be stuck on looking for a music genre to explore. Here's a list of music genres that's exist in the world. This is divided in alphabetical order. (List may be updated without notice)
Alternative
Alternative
Art Punk
Alternative Rock
Britpunk
College Rock
Crossover Thrash
Crust Punk (thx Haug)
Emotional Hardcore (emo / emocore)
Experimental Rock
Folk Punk
Goth / Gothic Rock
Grunge
Hardcore Punk
Hard Rock
Indie Rock
Lo-fi
Musique Concrète
New Wave
Progressive Rock
Punk
Shoegaze
Steampunk
Blues
Blues
Acoustic Blues
African Blues
Blues Rock
Blues Shouter
British Blues
Canadian Blues
Chicago Blues
Classic Blues
Classic Female Blues
Contemporary Blues
Contemporary R&B
Country Blues
Dark Blues
Delta Blues
Detroit Blues
Doom Blues
Electric Blues
Folk Blues
Gospel Blues
Harmonica Blues
Hill Country Blues
Hokum Blues
Jazz Blues
Jump Blues
Kansas City Blues
Louisiana Blues
Memphis Blues
Modern Blues
New Orlean Blues
NY Blues
Piano Blues
Piedmont Blues
Punk Blues
Ragtime Blues
Rhythm Blues
Soul Blues
St. Louis Blues
Soul Blues
Swamp Blues
Texas Blues
Urban Blues
Vandeville
West Coast Blues
Zydeco (also under ‘World’ genre)
Children's Music
Children's Music
Lullabies
Sing-Along
Stories
Classical (Western Art Music)
Classical (Western Art Music)
Avant-Garde
Ballet
Baroque
Cantata
Chamber Music
String Quartet
Chant
Choral
Classical Crossover
Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Early Music
Expressionist
High Classical
Impressionist
Mass Requiem
Medieval
Minimalism
Modern Composition
Modern Classical
Opera
Oratorio
Orchestral
Organum
Renaissance
Romantic (early period)
Romantic (later period)
Sonata
Symphonic
Symphony
Twelve-tone
Wedding Music
Country
Country
Alternative Country
Americana
Australian Country
Bakersfield Sound
Bluegrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Reactionary Bluegrass
Blues Country
Cajun Fiddle Tunes
Christian Country
Classic Country
Close Harmony
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Country
Country Gospel
Country Pop
Country Rap
Country Rock
Country Soul
Cowboy / Western
Cowpunk
Dansband
Honky Tonk
Franco-Country
Gulf and Western
Hellbilly Music
Honky Tonk
Instrumental Country
Lubbock Sound
Nashville Sound
Neotraditional Country
Outlaw Country
Progressive
Psychobilly / Punkabilly
Red Dirt
Sertanejo
Texas County
Traditional Bluegrass
Traditional Country
Truck-Driving Country
Urban Cowboy
Western Swing
Zydeco
Dance
Dance
Club / Club Dance
Breakcore
Breakbeat / Breakstep
4-Beat
Acid Breaks
Baltimore Club
Big Beat
Breakbeat Hardcore
Broken Beat
Florida Breaks
Nu Skool Breaks
Brostep
Chillstep
Deep House
Dubstep
Electro House
Electroswing
Exercise
Future Garage
Garage
Glitch Hop
Glitch Pop
Grime
Hardcore
Bouncy House
Bouncy Techno
Breakcore
Digital Hardcore
Doomcore
Dubstyle
Gabber
Happy Hardcore
Hardstyle
Jumpstyle
Makina
Speedcore
Terrorcore
Uk Hardcore
Hard Dance
Hi-NRG / Eurodance
Horrorcore (thx Matt)
House
Acid House
Chicago House
Deep House
Diva House
Dutch House
Electro House
Freestyle House
French House
Funky House
Ghetto House
Hardbag
Hip House
Italo House
Latin House
Minimal House
Progressive House
Rave Music
Swing House
Tech House
Tribal House
Tropical House
UK Hard House
US Garage
Vocal House
Jackin House
Jungle / Drum’n’bass
Liquid Dub
Regstep
Speedcore
Techno
Acid Techno
Detroit Techno
Free Tekno
Ghettotech
Minimal
Nortec
Schranz
Techno-Dnb
Technopop
Tecno Brega
Toytown Techno
Trance
Acid Trance
Acid-House
Classic Trance
Dark Psy
Deep House
Dream Trance
Goa Trance
Dark Psytrance
Full on
Psybreaks
Psyprog
Suomisaundi
Hard Trance
Prog. Trance
Psy-Trance
Minimal Techno
Tech House
Tech Trance
Uplifting Trance
Orchestral Uplifting
Vocal Trance
Trap
Easy Listening
Easy Listening
Background
Bop
Elevator
Furniture
Lounge
Middle of the Road
Swing
Electronic
Electronic
2-Step (thx Ran’dom Haug)
8bit – aka 8-bit, Bitpop and Chiptune (see below)
Ambient
Ambient Dub
Ambient House
Ambient Techno
Dark Ambient
Drone Music
Illbient
Isolationism
Lowercase
Asian Underground
Bassline
Chillwave
Chiptune
Bitpop
Game Boy
Nintendocore
Video Game Music
Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass
Crunk
Downtempo
Acid Jazz
Balearic Beat
Chill Out
Dub Music
Dubtronica
Ethnic Electronica
Moombahton
Nu Jazz
Trip Hop
Drum & Bass
Darkcore
Darkstep
Drumfunk
Drumstep
Hardstep
Intelligent Drum and Bass
Jump-Up
Liquid Funk
Neurofunk
Oldschool Jungle:
Darkside Jungle
Ragga Jungle
Raggacore
Sambass
Techstep
Electro
Crunk
Electro Backbeat
Electro-Grime
Electropop
Electro-swing
Electroacoustic
Acousmatic Music
Computer Music
Electroacoustic Improvisation
Field Recording
Live Coding
Live Electronics
Soundscape Composition
Tape Music
Electronica
Berlin School
Chillwave
Electronic Art Music
Electronic Dance Music
Folktronica
Freestyle Music
Glitch
Idm
Laptronica
Skweee
Sound Art
Synthcore
Electronic Rock
Alternative Dance
Baggy
Madchester
Dance-Punk
Dance-Rock
Dark Wave
Electroclash
Electronicore
Electropunk
Ethereal Wave
Indietronica
New Rave
Space Rock
Synthpop
Synthpunk
Eurodance
Bubblegum Dance
Italo Dance
Turbofolk
Hardstyle
Hi-Nrg
Eurobeat
Hard Nrg
New Beat
IDM/Experimental
Industrial
Trip Hop
Vaporwave
Hyponagogic
Vektroid
Mallsoft
Vaportrap
Vaporhop
Protovapor
UK Garage
2-Step
4×4
Bassline
Grime
Speed Garage
Folk
Folk
American Folk Revival
Anti-Folk
British Folk Revival
Contemporary Folk
Filk Music
Freak Folk
Indie Folk
Industrial Folk
Neofolk
Progressive Folk
Psychedelic Folk
Sung Poetry
Techno-Folk
Hip-Hop/Rap
Hip-Hop/Rap
Alternative Rap
Avant-Garde
Bounce
Chap Hop
Christian Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Country-Rap
Grunk
Crunkcore
Cumbia Rap
Dirty South
East Coast
Brick City Club
Hardcore Hip Hop
Mafioso Rap
New Jersey Hip Hop
Freestyle Rap
G-Funk
Gangsta Rap
Golden Age
Grime
Hardcore Rap
Hip-Hop
Hip Pop
Horrorcore
Hyphy
Industrial Hip Hop
Instrumental Hip Hop
Jazz Rap
Latin Rap
Low Bap
Lyrical Hip Hop
Merenrap
Midwest Hip Hop
Chicago Hip Hop
Detroit Hip Hop
Horrorcore
St. Louis Hip Hop
Twin Cities Hip Hop
Motswako
Nerdcore
New Jack Swing
New School Hip Hop
Old School Rap
Rap
Trap
Turntablism
Underground Rap
West Coast Rap
Holiday
Holiday
Chanukah
Christmas
Christmas: Children’s
Christmas: Classic
Christmas: Classical
Christmas: Comedy
Christmas: Jazz
Christmas: Modern
Christmas: Pop
Christmas: R&B
Christmas: Religious
Christmas: Rock
Easter
Halloween
Holiday: Other
Thanksgiving
Industrial
Industrial
Aggrotech
Coldwave
Cybergrind
Dark Electro
Death Industrial
Electro-Industrial
Electronic Body Music
Futurepop
Industrial Metal
Neue Deutsche Härte
Industrial Rock
Noise
Japanoise
Power Electronics
Power Noise
Witch House
Inspirational - Christian & Gospel
Inspirational - Christian & Gospel
CCM
Christian Metal
Christian Pop
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Classic Christian
Contemporary Gospel
Gospel
Christian & Gospel
Praise & Worship
Qawwali
Southern Gospel
Traditional Gospel
Jazz
Jazz
Acid Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Bebop
Big Band
Blue Note
British Dance Band (Jazz)
Cape Jazz
Chamber Jazz
Contemporary Jazz
Continental Jazz
Cool Jazz
Crossover Jazz
Dark Jazz
Dixieland
Early Jazz
Electro Swing (Jazz)
Ethio-jazz
Ethno-Jazz
European Free Jazz
Free Funk (Avant-Garde / Funk Jazz)
Free Jazz
Fusion
Gypsy Jazz
Hard Bop
Indo Jazz
Jazz Blues
Jazz-Funk (see Free Funk)
Jazz-Fusion
Jazz Rap
Jazz Rock
Kansas City Jazz
Latin Jazz
M-Base Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Modal Jazz
Neo-Bop
Neo-Swing
Nu Jazz
Orchestral Jazz
Post-Bop
Punk Jazz
Ragtime
Ska Jazz
Skiffle (also Folk)
Smooth Jazz
Soul Jazz
Swing Jazz
Straight-Ahead Jazz
Trad Jazz
Third Stream
Jazz-Funk
Free Jazz
West Coast Jazz
Latin
Latin
Alternativo & Rock Latino
Argentine Tango
Bachata
Baithak Gana
Baladas y Boleros
Bolero
Bossa Nova
Brazilian
Axé
Bossa Nova
Brazilian Rock
Brega
Choro
Forró
Frevo
Funk Carioca
Lambada
Maracatu
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Sertaneja
Pagode
Samba
Samba Rock
Tecnobrega
Tropicalia
Zouk-Lambada
Chicha
Criolla
Contemporary Latin
Cumbia
Flamenco / Spanish Flamenco
Huayno
Joropo (popular style in Venezuela, and also in the llanos (plains) of Colombia)
Latin Jazz
Mambo (Cuba)
Mariachi
Merengue Típico
Nuevo Flamenco
Pop Latino
Portuguese Fado
Punta
Punta Rock
Ranchera
Raíces
Raison
Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
Regional Mexicano
Salsa y Tropical
Soca
Son
Tejano
Timba
Twoubadou
Vallenato
Zouk
Metal
Metal
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Thrash Metal
Power Metal
Death Metal
Black Metal
Pagan Metal
Viking Metal
Folk Metal
Symphonic Metal
Gothic Metal
Glam Metal
Hair Metal
Doom Metal
Groove Metal
Industrial Metal
Modern Metal
Neoclassical Metal
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Post Metal
Progressive Metal
Avantgarde Metal
Sludge
Djent
Drone
Kawaii Metal
Pirate Metal
Nu Metal
Neue Deutsche Härte
Math Metal
Crossover
Grindcore
Hardcore
Metalcore
Deathcore
Post Hardcore
Mathcore
New Age
New Age
Environmental
Healing
Meditation
Nature
Relaxation
Travel
Pop
Pop
Adult Contemporary
Arab Pop
Baroque
Britpop
Bubblegum Pop
Chamber Pop
Chanson
Christian Pop
Classical Crossover
Europop
Austropop
Balkan Pop
French Pop
Latin Pop
Laïkó
Nederpop
Russian Pop
Dance Pop
Dream Pop
Electro Pop
Iranian Pop
Jangle Pop
Latin Ballad
Levenslied
Louisiana Swamp Pop
Mexican Pop
Motorpop
New Romanticism
Orchestral Pop
Pop Rap
Popera
Pop/Rock
Pop Punk
Power Pop
Psychedelic Pop
Schlager
Soft Rock
Sophisti-Pop
Space Age Pop
Sunshine Pop
Surf Pop
Synthpop
Teen Pop
Traditional Pop Music
Turkish Pop
Vispop
Wonky Pop
R & B/Soul
R & B/Soul
(Carolina) Beach Music
Contemporary R&B
Disco
Doo Wop
Funk
Modern Soul
Motown
Neo-Soul
Northern Soul
Psychedelic Soul
Quiet Storm
Soul
Soul Blues
Southern Soul
Reggae
Reggae
2-Tone
Dub
Roots Reggae
Reggae Fusion
Reggae en Español
Spanish Reggae
Reggae 110
Reggae Bultrón
Romantic Flow
Lovers Rock
Raggamuffin
Ragga
Dancehall
Ska
2 Tone
Dub
Rocksteady
Reggae Dancehall
Rock
Rock
Acid Rock
Adult-Oriented Rock
Afro Punk
Adult Alternative
Alternative Rock
American Traditional Rock
Anatolian Rock
Arena Rock
Art Rock
Blues-Rock
British Invasion
Cock Rock
Death Metal / Black Metal
Doom Metal
Glam Rock
Gothic Metal
Grind Core
Hair Metal
Hard Rock
Math Metal
Math Rock
Metal
Metal Core
Noise Rock (genre – Japanoise)
Jam Bands
Post Punk
Post Rock
Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Progressive Metal
Psychedelic
Rock & Roll
Roots Rock
Singer/Songwriter
Southern Rock
Spazzcore
Stoner Metal (duuuude)
Surf
Technical Death Metal
Tex-Mex
Thrash Metal
Time Lord Rock (Trock)
Trip-hop
Yacht Rock (soft rock)
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Foreign Cinema
Movie Soundtrack
Musicals
Original Score
Soundtrack
TV Soundtrack
Tex-Mex/Tejano
Tex-Mex/Tejano
Chicano
Classic
Conjunto
Conjunto Progressive
New Mex
Tex-Mex
Vocal
Vocal
A cappella
Barbershop
Cantique (sacred vocal)
Doo-wop
Gregorian Chant
Opera
Oratorio
Standards
Traditional Pop
Vocal Jazz
Vocal Pop
Yodel
World Music
World Music
Africa
African Heavy Metal
African Hip Hop
Afro-Beat
Afro-House
Afro-Pop
Apala (or akpala)
Benga
Bikutsi
Bongo Flava
Cape Jazz
Chimurenga
Coupé-Décalé
Fuji Music
Genge
Gnawa (hypnotic trance)
Highlife
Hiplife
Isicathamiya
Jit
Jùjú
Kapuka
Kizomba
Kuduro
Kwaito
Kwela
Lingala (Rumba Lingala / Congolese Rumba)
Makossa
Maloya
Marrabenta
Mbalax
Mbaqanga
Mbube
Morna
Museve
Negro Spiritual
Palm-Wine
Raï
Sakara
Sega
Seggae
Semba
Soukous
Taarab
Zouglou
Asia
Anison
Baithak Gana
C-Pop
CityPop
Cantopop
Enka
Hong Kong English Pop
Fann At-Tanbura
Fijiri
J-Pop
Japanese Pop
K-Pop
Khaliji
Kayōkyoku
Korean Pop
Liwa
Mandopop
Onkyokei
Taiwanese Pop
Sawt
Australia
Cajun
Calypso
Caribbean
Chutney
Chutney Soca
Compas
Mambo
Merengue
Méringue
Carnatic (Karnataka Sanghetha)
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Contemporary Celtic
Coupé-décalé – Congo
Dangdut
Drinking Songs
Drone
Europe
Europe – Greece: Laiko, Entechno, Rebetika
France
Hawaii
Japan
Klezmer
Mbalax – Senegal
Middle East
North America
Ode
Piphat – Thailand
Polka
Soca
South Africa
South America
South / Southeast Asia
Baila
Bhangra
Bhojpuri
Dangdut
Filmi
Indian Pop
Hindustani
Indian Ghazal
Lavani
Luk Thung
Luk Krung
Manila Sound
Morlam
Pinoy Pop
Pop Sunda
Ragini
Thai Pop
Traditional Celtic
Worldbeat
Zydeco
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