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Click at the above picture 'History of Music' to enjoy the timeline of the Western music development. Notice that at the below-right corner, there'll be an 'enlargement' button for you to view the picture closer. Although most of the contents are in Thai, we hope you'll enjoy the journey which normally takes you just a few minutes! Enjoy the ride!
Please navigate the links of various musical topics on the left. Each contains information about musical styles, articles, composers or artists, albums, tunes, techniques, tips, etc. However, the website is relatively young and we apologize for today's incompleteness of such information in most of this 'musical skills and knowledge' section. It definitely will take us a while to fill up each and all tanks, but we don't stop doing it.
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Chronology of Western Pop Musical Genres & Styles
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Periods
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FOLK & COUNTRY
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BLUES
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JAZZ
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POP/ROCK
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1900s
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1910s
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Old Time: Traditional Folk & Country (F&C)
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Folk Blues, Spirituals, ...
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Ragtime, Hot Music, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Stride,..
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1920s
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1930s
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Western Swing, Bluegrass, Hillbilly, ...
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Gospel, Boogie, Memphis Blues, Classic Blues, ...
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Hot Jazz, Swing, Big Bands, Chicago-style, Kansas City Jazz, Gypzy Swing, ...
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1940s
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1950s
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Modern F&C : Honky Tonk, Country Boogie, Rockabilly, Nashville Sound, Bakersfield Sound, ...
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R & B : Dancehall, Club, Bar, Gospel-based, Doo-Wop, Southern Blues, ...
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Latin, Be-bop, Cool, Hard-bop, Avant-Guard/Free Jazz, Vocalese, Brazilian Jazz, Soul Jazz, Modal
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Rockabilly, Rock ‘n' Roll, Doo-Wop, Skiffle, Latin Pop, ...
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1960s
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1980s
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F&C Rock, Outlaws, Alternative, Southern, Urban, ...
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Soul Blues, Blues-Rock, Blues-Funk, Return to Classic Blues, ...
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Smooth Jazz, Latin, Post-bop, Acid, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, ...
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Beats, Mod, British Invasion, Soul-R&B, Punk, Art, Glam, Psychedelic, Hard, Heavy Metal, Soft, Jazz-Rock, Funk, Disco, Latin Pop, Post-Punk, New Wave, Electronic, Film, World, ...
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1990s
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2000s
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Jump Blues
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Pop Jazz, European, ...
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Hip Hop, Rap, Dance, Latin Pop, Indie, Metal, Alternative, Film, World, ...
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Musical Skills and Knowledge 
