1．jazz;
1) traditional jazz----
a) blues, 代表人物：billy holiday
b)ragtime(切分樂曲): 代表人物：scott joplin
c)new orleans jazz (= dixieland jazz) eg: louis armstron
d)swing eg: glenn miller, duke ellington, etc.
e)bop (=bebop, rebop) eg: lester young, charlie parker etc.
2)modern jazz
a) cool jazz(=progressive jazz)高雅爵士樂。 eg: kenny g.
b)third-stream jazz. eg: charles mingus, john lewis.
c) main stream jazz.
d)avant-garde jazz.
e) soul jazz. eg: sarah vaughn, ella fitzgerald
f) latin jazz.
2.gospel music
福音音樂， 主要源於nero spirituals. eg. dolly parker, mahalia jackson
3.country and western music.
eg. john denver, tammy wynette, kenny rogers, etc.
4. rock music
a) rock and roll eg: elvis prestley(us) , the beatles(uk.)
b)folk rock eg: bob dylon, michael jackson, mariah carey, bruce springsteen, l
ionel riche etc.
c)punk rock
d)acid rock
e)rock jazz eg: m.j. mclaughlin
f) jurassic rock
5.music for easy listening (i.e. light music )