Music Genres

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Across
  1. 2. A type of popular music from Jamaica
  2. 3. A style of popular dance music that began in the 1950s in the US and has a strong, loud beat and simple repeated tunes
  3. 5. Modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember
  4. 6. A type of modern music originally developed by African Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. It is usually improvised
  5. 7. Popular music that is based on a type of traditional music from the Western and Southern US
  6. 8. Traditional music from a particular country or region, or modern music and songs that are in a similar style
Down
  1. 1. A musical play in which all or most of the words are sung
  2. 2. A type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung. Has political and protest themes.
  3. 4. Music written in the European tradition during a period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830