Genre
This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category. |
Objectives[edit]
- Students will be familiar with the concept of genre from academic and marketing perspectives.
- Students will explore the definitions and membership of different genres.
Resources[edit]
Readings[edit]
- Johnson, “#genre."
- Johnston, "How Spotify Discovers the Genres of Tomorrow"
- Johnston, "Trap Queen and the Data Scientist: How a Subgenre is Born"
Tools[edit]
Class Activities[edit]
- Discussion of the concept of genre from the point of view of record industry, recording artist, and listener
- Analysis of a one or more specific genres, including genre definitions and inter-genre variety
Assignments[edit]
- Report or questionnaire on a selected genre
- Comparison between selected genres (this article has some good possibilities)
- Explorations of some of the links at the bottom of everynoise.com: compare & explain geographic trends, etc.
Files[edit]
- Exploring a genre using everynoise.com (version 1) (Word | Pages | PDF)
- Exploring a genre using everynoise.com (version 2) (Word | Pages | PDF)