Style Records

I'd like to continue looking at systems like LCC and Dewey to get ideas for elements that we can use to describe musical styles. However, I'd like to go ahead and provide a template so that we can start inputting musical styles into the Universal Music Classification system. My intent is to set up the templates as a wiki, so that anyone can add or modify musical styles. I just haven't gotten that far yet. In the meantime, you can copy the template, fill it in, and post it to the comments section. I'll compile them as we go.

In the next entry, I'll post the template, then I'll post one that I've filled in.

A quick word about terminology: A record is an entry for a musical style. The style or genre associated with each unique record is a term. The different stylistic characteristics are fields. What is entered into a field is a value.

If you have questions, post them in the comments section. I anticipate there will be debate about what the records should contain. I welcome comments, disagreements and suggestions for improvement.

The template will be modified as we determine new fields to include.