Chicago Blues (Šəkágò blúz) is a subgenre of the Blues Music genre. It is a form of Blues that developed in Chicago through the combination of the basic acoustic guitar Blues and the harmonica-based Blues sounds. This type of music made the harmonica more prominent through the use of a microphone, to amplify the sound. […]

Classic Blues (klǼsɪk blúz) is a subgenre of the Blues Music category. Also known as the Classic Female Blues, this urban form of the Blues was created from the mixture of newer and more commercial Blues pieces with the older and more authentic Blues from the past. Notes of Jazz accompanied the acts that began […]

Country Blues (kə́ntri blúz), often referred to as Acoustic Blues, is a subgenre of the Blues category that refers to any blues with a guitar-driven sound. It is often combined with gospel, ragtime, and hillbilly music. This music style is founded in the acoustic sound, giving the music a more homegrown feel over traditional Blues. […]

Contemporary Blues (kəntɛ́mpərɛ̀ri blúz ) is a subgenre of the Blues category of music. After the Blues began to fall in popularity in the 70s, the R&B sound was becoming more popular.Contemporary Blues was born by drawing heavily upon the traditional acoustic guitar sound of traditional Blues and the sounds of the Electric Blues. The […]

Delta Blues (dɛ́ltə blúz ) was one of the very first types of Blues Music. It started in the humble Mississippi Delta Region. This type of music makes great use of the guitar, harmonica, and what is known as a cigar box guitar. Delta Blues places emphasis on the rythmn and the bottleneck slide. Though […]

Electric Blues (əlɛ́ktrɪk blúz ) is a subgenre of Blues music that is unique, due to its amplified guitar, bass guitar, drums, and even harmonicas.This Blues sound replaced the normal bass guitar with the double bass. It uses guitar techniques that include distortion and power chords, producing a much louder sound and bass line. What […]

Avant Garde (əvánt gárd) when applied to music refers to pieces or styles considered to be ahead of their time. Avant garde music often uses new elements not previously explored in music or will fuse styles that haven’t been combined before. Avant garde classical music typically refers to classical music composed and recorded after the […]

The Baroque (bərók) period of music started in the early 1700s. The term Baroque is actually a deviation of the Italian term barocco which means bizarre. This period is defined by its extremely ornate music. Some of the composers of this musical period include Bach, Vivaldi, and Corelli. This period of music is also defined […]

Chamber Music (čémbər myúzɪk) describes music for a small-sized orchestra, usually of 10 or fewer musicians although it can also refer to orchestras up to 40 players. This style of music is typically played in a smaller or more intimate location, while music for a full orchestra is played in a bigger setting. This style […]