What kind of music do you like?
People have different tastes in music.
Some like classical music. Others like modern pop music.
Some love to sing and play music. Others like listening to music.
Let's find out more about modern music.

Jazz is a special kind of music.
When jazz musicians play, they improvise.
They change the words and the tunes while playing, so the music sounds a little different every time.
Different jazz musicians can play the same songs in different ways.

Some people call rock music "rock and roll."
Rock music often features guitars and drums.
Most rock bands have one or two singers.

Pop music is similar to rock music.
But it often features more lighthearted music.
It is also like dance music.

Rap is a fairly new type of music.
Often, rappers speak, not sing, the lyrics to their songs.

你喜歡什麼類型的音樂?
每個人的音樂喜好都不同，
有的人喜歡古典樂，有的人喜歡現代流行音樂。
有的人愛唱歌和演奏音樂，也有人只愛聽音樂。
現在讓我們來認識現代音樂。

爵士樂是一種特別的音樂，
爵士樂手在演出時，會即興表演。
他們一邊表演，會一邊改變歌詞或旋律，
所以一首音樂每次聽起來都會有點不一樣。
不同的爵士樂手對同一首歌也會有不同的詮釋。

有人稱搖滾樂為「rock and roll」。
搖滾樂的特色通常是使用吉他和鼓，
大部分的搖滾樂團有一至兩位主唱。
流行音樂和搖滾音樂很類似，
但是流行音樂通常更為輕快，
也有點像舞曲。

饒舌樂是近年崛起的新音樂風格，
通常饒舌歌手是唸歌詞而不是唱歌。