Music Genres

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  1. 3. The genre was popular in the 1980's in the United States and the 1990's in the United Kingdom.
  2. 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
  3. 7. This genre is deeply rooted in African American churches
  4. 9. This genre is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.Dance music
  5. 10. This genre is a sub genre of hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview.
  6. 12. These Initials are short for Rhythm and blues
  7. 13. This is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the British new-age music scene
  8. 14. This genre name became commonly used in the 1950's when rock and roll music became a hit with teenagers
  9. 16. This genre first originated in Chicago.
  10. 17. This genre group can project their voices over a full orchestra because they sing at a different sound frequency.
Down
  1. 1. This genre is typically sung in Spanish
  2. 2. This is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960's.
  3. 4. This genre is short for technology
  4. 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.
  5. 8. It's less like singing and more like reciting poetry over a back beat.
  6. 9. These initials are short for Drums and Bass
  7. 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.
  8. 15. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans.