How to differentiate between different genres of music??
Better tip…stop worrying about genre designations and just pick/play what you like.
Some people are so perfect that by mere listening few seconds they can determine the genre..
Experience combined with personal opinion. Things are too gray nowadays to get all specific.
I can only figure out the following genres: Rock, Metal, Classical, Pop, Dubstep, Hard-Trance.
But there are so many other Genres and Sub-Genres that I get really confused with them.
I would not worry. Many sub-genres came about from one or a few producers attempting to be famous by claiming they “created a genre”. Some are useful though in differentiation, but again it comes down to personal opinion.
I have problems in determining the following genres:
Hip-Hop, Rap, Trance, Electro-Trance, House, Electro-House, Retro, Techno, EDM…
Hip-Hop: Rap music that’s been deemed “keepin it real”. I’ll see this term used by many to cover all rap and R&B, but the ones who are “in the know” see Hip-Hop as the good stuff that isn’t “sellout music”. I tend to notice it holds close ties with the classic b-boy community of turntablists, grafitti artists, breakers, etc.
Rap: Blanket term for all music with rapping in it that has a tempo slower than house.
Electro-Trance: Probably trance with the sawtooth oscillator sound known to electro house.
House: Blanket term for most uptempo dance music that isn’t trance or broken beats.
Electro-House: The precursor and building block of the modern pop “EDM” sound. I personally see Benni Benassi’s “Satisfaction” as the start. They all have in common that sawtooth oscillator tweaky sound.
Retro: Anything “old school”. I’ve more known it to cover old 80s pop.
Techno: Abstract, minimal dance music that carries a house tempo and feel, but often doesn’t roll on melodies or harmonies.
EDM: Blanket term for all the pop dance music that’s come out in the last few years. It’s an acronym for “Electronic Dance Music”, despite that a lot of it isn’t really good music to begin with.
Could you please advise how can I differentiate the genres…
Like I said, use whatever definitions that make you feel good. It’s all subjective. There’s no real right or wrong.
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