African - Music that comes from Africa that stylistically incorporates lots of rhythm, drums, bongos, voices, & percussion
Ambient - A style of gentle, largely electronic instrumental music with no persistent beat, used to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere
Avante-garde - Music that is experimental in nature, can vary in sub-genres such as ambient, electronic, or piano. Objectively Weird!
Blues - Blues originated in the Deep South of the US around the 1860s by African-Americans. Consistent background patterns with a solo (usually guitar) on top
Chinese - Music that comes from the China It covers a highly diverse range of music from the traditional to the modern
Country - A form of pop music originating in the rural southern US It is traditionally a mixture of guitar ballads & dance tunes
Electronic - Also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, & festivals
Folk - Folk music includes traditional folk music & the genre that evolved from it during the 20th-century folk revival, with a focus on storytelling & use of acoustic guitars
Funk - Funk music is dance music that mixes rhythm & blues music with soul music. Used a lot in action comedies
Hip Hop - Hip-Hop music is a genre of pop music developed in the US by inner-city African Americans & Latino Americans. Also includes rap & trap styles
Jazz - Jazz originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the early 20th centuries. Heavy use of piano, saxophone, guitar, upright bass & drums
Kids - Children's music or kids' music is music composed & performed for children
Latin - Music that comes from Spanish & Portuguese-speaking areas of the world. Various styles of music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, & the US
Metal - A loud, aggressive style of rock music. Heavy metal songs are loud & powerful-sounding, & have strong rhythms that are repeated
Orchestral - Music that is comprised of a full orchestra, with strings, brass, winds, & percussion
Pop - Music that is considered "popular", with a focus on simple vocals & instrumentation
R&B - Rhythm & Blues music that originated in African American communities. Smooth vocals over groove-heavy instrumentation
Rock - A broad genre of guitar based music that originated as "rock & roll" in the US in the late 1940s & early 1950s