Popular Music mind maps
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This GoConqr page gathers over 240 Popular Music mind maps, covering genres such as reggae and disco alongside individual songs. School students can practice identifying musical features, while teachers can find ready-made material. Most maps suit school-level study, with some for university students. Choose a map and explore a topic.
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- Early American popular music and its roots14
- Folk and country music6
- Rock and roll24
- 1960s music and the British Invasion16
- The Beatles34
- Soul music6
- Reggae and Desmond Dekker9
- Queen and glam rock13
- Disco, funk and dance music22
- Punk and new wave11
- Heavy rock and heavy metal7
- Hip hop and rap11
- Alternative rock and Britpop11
- Grace by Jeff Buckley25
- Pop ballads and commercial pop15
Mind maps
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82 nodesSoul Music Origin · Musical Characteristics · Record Labels
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43 nodesRock 'n' Roll Technology and produc... · Origins · Instrumentation · Performance and arran... · Artists
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61 nodesReggae 1950's · Early 60's · Mid 60's · Late 60's
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71 nodesThe Beatles THE BEGINNING · STYLE · INFLUENCES · SONGS
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28 nodeskiller queen (1974) guitar techniques · texture · recording techniques · 12/8 time · Eb major · consonant
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39 nodesRed Red Wine - UB40 Originally recorded i... · Dynamics · Rhythm · Structure · Melody/Metre · Instrumentation
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20 nodesThe History Of Pop Pop music is a term t... · In terms of the editi... · Although pop music is... · According to Grove Mu... · From about 1967 the t... · According to several ...
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27 nodesReggae About Reggae music · Lyrics and music · Insruments · RHYTHM RECAP · How beats two and fou... · Use of the base cleff
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38 nodesGood Golly Miss Molly- Little Richard (1958) Instrumentation · Melody · Harmony · Rhythm · Music Tech · Structure
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41 nodesDisco Musical Characteristics · Background · Dance Steps · Famous Disco Artists · Structure 5
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19 nodesMUSE Britanica · Matt Bellamy · Dominic Howard · chris wolstenholme · Mejor Grupo
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6 nodesMichael Jackson Soul/motown
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99 nodesRock and pop in the 1970s Psychedelic rock · Progressive rock · heavy Rock · Glam rock
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57 nodesUrban and hip hop 1970s-present day · instrumentation · infulences · main artists · Production · Grime
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58 nodesSoul soul styles and the l... · originated in the lar... · mainly produced by Af... · sexual lyrics and soc... · 1950s-70s · instrumentation
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208 nodesThe Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Cub Band Background Of Album · 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lone... · 2.With A Little Help ... · 3. Lucy In The Sky Wi... · 4. Getting Better · 5. Fixing A Hole
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74 nodesRace The Minstrels · Black became white · Gospel · Rock & Roll · Civil Rights Movement · Funk
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175 nodesContrasting Styles The Beatles · Queen · Norah Jones
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85 nodesMusic and Ethnicity ethnicity: denotes gr... · New Orleans · William Grant Still · Opera · Exoticism
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26 nodesQUEEN: A Night at the Opera Death On Two Legs · Lazing On A Sunday Af... · I'm In Love With My Car · British rock band, fo... · You're My Best Friend · '39
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95 nodesPop Music Timeline · Punk Rock · New wave · Alternative Rock · Brit-Pop · Electronica
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28 nodesMusic - Killer Queen Background to Queen a... · Killer Queen has a Ve... · The song has unusual ... · The accompaniment cha... · The song is in major key
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33 nodesKate Bush 'Hounds' Kate Bush · THE SONG · DISTINCTIVE VOICE, FA... · CLOUDBUSTING: EXTENDE...
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92 nodesBritain in the 1960s The Beatles · The Rolling Stones · main artists · following the explosi... · Influences · songs had strong melo...
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28 nodesTHE BEATLES: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Started recording 24 ... · 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lone... · 2. With A Little Help... · 3. Lucy In The Sky Wi... · 4. Getting Better · 5. Fixing A Hole
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37 nodesSoul Sound/quality of vocal · Rhythm and phrasing o... · Use of dynamics · Techniques and stylis...
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71 nodesDisco and funk Disco · Funk
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65 nodesReggae ska · roots reggae · dub · Dancehall/ragga · 1950s-present day · instrumentation
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156 nodesUnit 4 Part 2 New Wave · Hardcore Punk · Emo · Post- Hardcore · Alternative
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56 nodesThe meaning behind the three versions of 'Wanted' Original · Rescheduled · Revisted
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106 nodesYou Can Get It If You Really Want Background Info · Instruments · Texture · Structure · Tonality · Harmony
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25 nodesPunk and Nu-Wave Instrumentation · Performance and Arran... · Technology and Produc... · The Ramones- An Ameri... · The Jam- English punk... · Toyah- Toyah Ann Will...
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50 nodesThe 1970s Rock · Folk rock · Prog. rock · Glam rock · Disco · Punk
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44 nodesConventions of Pop Rock and Roll · Rock Anthems · Pop Ballads · Solo Artists
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59 nodesVan Morrison - Tupelo Honey Performing Forces · Background info · Texture · Structre · Tonality · Harmony
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48 nodesRock, Pop, and Jazz in the Postwar Period WORLD WAR II - 1950 · Styles
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61 nodesDesmond Dekker Melody · Rhythm, Metre and Tempo · Tonality · Harmony · Instruments · Texture
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60 nodesAll Blues - Miles Davis Jazz · Album - Kind of Blue · Structure · Melody · Harmony and Tonality · Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
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82 nodesSoul Music Origin · Musical Characteristics · Record Labels
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35 nodesRock n Roll Instrumentation · Performance · Technology and Produc... · Artists
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About popular music mind maps
GoConqr OriginalWhat Popular Music mind maps cover
These maps bring different topics together on a single page. Disco includes musical characteristics and background, while Soul Music looks at the genre’s origins. Red Red Wine - UB40 includes details about dynamics. Other maps focus on artists, decades and contrasting styles.
How to study with a map
Start with Disco if you want to connect a genre’s background with its musical features. Follow the branches, then cover the map and try to recall the ideas they link. Return to any branch you found difficult and explain it in your own words.
For a closer look at a song, open Red Red Wine - UB40 and use its branches to guide your notes. If you want to test what you remember, switch to a quiz on the Popular Music unit page. Flashcards can also help when you want to practice recalling individual details. Browse the maps and pick a topic that fits your study.
Frequently asked questions
Which mind map is a good place to start?
Disco is a useful starting point if you want a map that brings background and musical characteristics together. Follow its branches to see how the ideas are organized, then try recalling them without looking. You can return to the map to check what you missed.
Do the maps cover individual songs as well as genres?
Yes. Red Red Wine - UB40 is an example of a map about an individual song, with details including its dynamics. Genre maps include Disco and Soul Music. You can choose between a broader topic and a closer look at a song, depending on what you are studying.
Are the mind maps free to use?
Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open and study without an account. The maps were made by GoConqr users. A free account also lets you save quiz scores and make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes.