C1 Music Genres

Music Genres

In todays lesson we began to look at what we know about the different genres of music, in preperation for our main task. We brainstormed in small groups our ideas forming around the music genres, POP, HIP HOP/RnB, ROCK and DANCE. This is important because we will not be able to create a successful music magazine if we do not understand the music itself.

We considered factors such as the target audience, age and gender. Colours, clothing, language, lyrics, tone, volume and popularity. We even identified bands and solo artists who perfom in each genre.

Overall I think that reflecting on the different types of music has helped me to understand the differences that I will need to consider when selecting certain factors of my magazine. For example, which bands can be featured together, what colours should I use and what age am I targeting.

Here are some other music magazines that each follow a different genre...