genre exploration part one

“A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.”
~ Benny Green

Are you familiar with these genres of music?

Acapella
Aak – Korean Court Music

Ambient Techno
Baila – Sri Lankan Dance Music
Beatbox
Bolero
Calypso
Celtic
Christmas Carols
Dance Hall
Dhimotika – Traditional Greek Songs
Doo Wop
Easy Listening
Electronica
Flamenco
Folk
Fusion
Gagaku – Japanese Classical
Gospel
Grunge
Hajnali – Transylvanian Wedding Songs
Hula
Hymn
Indie Rock
Italo Disco
Jazz
Jive
Jingle
Kabuki
Kecak – Balinese Monkeychant
Kundiman – Filipino Songs Westernized
Lambada
Lounge
Lullaby

TODAY’S CREATIVITY CHALLENGE:

Pick five to ten of the above listed genres of music that are the most unfamiliar to you. Research their most popular songs, artists and download the songs that strike your fancy. Why are you drawn to it?

If you have a strong reaction AGAINST a certain genre, pay attention to that too. What about it pushes you away?

How do these new genres relate to your current work? Can you incorporate them? Work against them? Use them to further a character, a plot point, a painting, your research?