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Vocal music is written in many different forms and styles which are often labeled within a particular genre of music.

These genres include: Art music, Popular music, Traditional music, regional and national music, and fusions of those genres.

Within these larger genres are many sub-genres.

For example, popular music would encompass blues, jazz, country music, easy listening, hip hop, rock music, and several other genres.

There may also be a sub-genre within a sub-genre such as vocalese and scat singing in jazz.