Friday, 25 June 2010

Genre

What is genre? Genre is the type or style of music. It is the categorisation of music into groups, enabling us to easily identify specifc types of music.

What music genres do you know? R&B, Rap, Indie, Rock, Classicalm Soul, Reggae, Electronic, Jazz, Pop

What are generic codes and conventions? Generic codes are things that can always be found in certain types of music videos e.g. in rap videos, the artists always wears 'bling' or a hoodie. Generic convention is the style of the music video e.g performance or narrative based

Why is genre important? It allows the audience to identify music

What are the drawbacks of genre? Some genres don't appeal to everyone. Also, genres are usually reliant on stereotypes

No comments:

Post a Comment