What makes jazz so different from the blues? How can you tell a rock song from a pop tune? Get acquainted with the basics of each genre with help from Radio 2 presenters from Mike Harding to Mica Paris, then discover why music matters when it comes to distinguishing one type of song from another.
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Get acquainted with the basics of each genre with help from Radio 2 presenters from Mike Harding to Mica Paris, then discover why music matters when it comes to distinguishing one type of song from another. 
Home of electric guitars and big hair
From Abba to the boys in Blue
The roots of most of our music today
Not just for the hillbillies
Easy by name, not necessarily by nature
Sad songs sung by sad men and women
What gives a song 'soul'?
Look beyond the polo neck
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