Genres

Genre Media Task

According to the research, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7598549.stm, the fans of certain music genres share common personality traits. Here I highlighted the genres I like and have listed the personalities that the fans of the genres have.

• Rock -Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, at ease
• Pop-High self-esteem, not creative, hardworking, outgoing, gentle, not at ease
• Indie-Low self-esteem, creative, not hard working, not gentle
• Folk
• Classical-High self-esteem, creative, introvert and at ease
• Metal-Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, at ease
• Country-Hardworking, outgoing
• Jazz-High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease
• Rap-High self-esteem, outgoing
• Punk
• Electronic
• Hip-Hop
• Reggae
  As a fan of the rock, indie and country I have been described as Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle and at ease. While I agree that I am creative, gentle and at ease, I completely disagree with the other statements.
  According to this study in 2004, http://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-teen-tribe-categories-6982210.html, teenagers get into social groups depending on the type of music, fashion sense, ect. These are the supposed social groups:

Goths: (girls) black clothes and lipstick, lots of hairspray; (boys) not much different.
Listen to: Fear Factory, Marilyn Manson, The Cure.

Nu-metallers: (boys only) oversize rock-band T-shirts, skateboards, three-quarter-length trousers.
Listen to: US heavy metal such as Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Blink 182.

Soulstrels: (girls) very short/tight clothes. Designer accessories and gold jewellery. Nail extensions and a mobile phone in permanent use. Bling-bling.
Listen to: R&B, hip-hop, soul and pop.

Indie kids: Seventies clothes from charity shops. Straight, floppy hair. Cheap, casual just-got-out-of-bed look.
Listen to: independent rock bands no one else has heard of.

Pop princesses: (girls only) pink, silver and baby blue, plus add-ons from Claire's Accessories.
Listen to: Britney Spears, S-Club, Gareth Gates, Will Young, Atomic Kitten.

Clubbers: (girls) turquoise and white. (Boys) Ben Sherman shirts, black shoes, hair gel.
Listen to: Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Ministry Of Sound compilations.

Grungers: Dreadlocks, baggy combat trousers, Converse trainers, hoodies. Hang out in army surplus stores and at the front of gigs.
Listen to: US "emo" (emotional) rock bands like Jimmy Eat World.

Skaters: Labels such as Converse, Dickies, Silas. A skateboard capable of serious tricks.
Listen to: Beastie Boys. Definitely no Grungers' bands

While most of these social groups are still prominent today, many of them have changed or died out. Skaters are very uncommon these days, as are grungers. Indie kids are now known as hipsters and are usually portrayed in a negative light, as Goths. Nowadays there are some male members of the goth social groups, and the goths have been known more commonly as Emos. Nu-metallers, Soulstrels, and Pop princesses are still common today, presumably because the main radio shows generally these genres.

A sub-genre is a subdivision of a genre of literature, music or film. For instance, gothic horror is a sub-genre of horror, which usually focuses on traditional monsters such as Frankenstein and Dracula. Sub-genres of music are Dubstep, Pop Punk, Alternate Rock, and Scottish Pirate Metal.

A niche market is a focused, targetable portion of a market. For instance, a magazine known as NME targets the Indie music fans, which are niche compared to the fans of pop or rock, as they are considerably less popular.