Music Genres
Across
- 3. The genre was popular in the 1980's in the United States and the 1990's in the United Kingdom.
- 5. Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860's by African Americans
- 7. This genre is deeply rooted in African American churches
- 9. This genre is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.Dance music
- 10. This genre is a sub genre of hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview.
- 12. These Initials are short for Rhythm and blues
- 13. This is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the British new-age music scene
- 14. This genre name became commonly used in the 1950's when rock and roll music became a hit with teenagers
- 16. This genre first originated in Chicago.
- 17. This genre group can project their voices over a full orchestra because they sing at a different sound frequency.
Down
- 1. This genre is typically sung in Spanish
- 2. This is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960's.
- 4. This genre is short for technology
- 6. Electro is a genre of electronic music and early hip hop directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machines, and funk.
- 8. It's less like singing and more like reciting poetry over a back beat.
- 9. These initials are short for Drums and Bass
- 11. This genre is a popular music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, and country music with the addition of electric instruments.
- 15. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans.