Template:Infobox music genre/doc

For more information, see the WikiProject Music/Music genres task force.

Usage


Parameters

 * native_name : name in local language. If more than one, separate using Plain list
 * native_name_lang : ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use lang instead
 * etymology : meaning or derivation of the name
 * other_names : additional names that the genre is known by.
 * Use with discretion; discuss on talk before engaging in potentially confusing scenarios like Progressive rock/Progressive pop and New wave/Synthpop.


 * color : Colour used for the headings. See WikiProject Music/Music genres task force/Colours.
 * bgcolor : Colour used for the headings' backgrounds.
 * derivatives : List of influenced genres that follow in the traditions of the parent without necessarily being a subcategory.
 * subgenres : List of child genres that fall within a subcategory of the parent. Genres and subgenres must be capitalized (ex: house music).
 * subgenerelist : Article containing the complete list of subgenre
 * regional_scenes : Articles specializing in regional variants of the parent genre (ex: British rock, American pop). These should be pipelinked as  and.
 * Should not include scenes associated with a particular region (ex: Japanoise, Early Norwegian black metal scene). Because those terms are not equivalent to "Japanese noise music" or "Norwegian black metal", they go below.


 * local_scenes : Articles specializing in local scenes related to the genre (ex: Madchester, The Scene That Celebrates Itself)
 * current_year : set to  to include a link to the "2024 in " article at the bottom of the infobox. Link will update automatically for new years, once the " in " article has been written. (If no article has been written for the old year nor the new year, it will redlink the new year's article to encourage its creation.) If the link does not update, try purging the page. Has two optional further parameters:
 * current_year_title : The "2024 in " function assumes that the current page's title is the genre's name (i.e., if you use this on classical music, it will link to "2024 in classical music"). If that is not the case, use this parameter to specify the genre's name. The annual-update feature will work just the same.
 * current_year_override : This overrides the whole parameter, for if the desired article uses some unusual title formulation (e.g. "2010s in classical music"). If this parameter is used, the link will not update for new years.

TemplateData
{	"description": "An infobox for music genres, describing the genre in its origin, instrumentality, and other information. It is most common in genre Wikipedia pages.", "params": { "name": { "label": "Name", "description": "The name of the genre. If foreign, state the English version of the name.", "example": "ex. Alternative music", "type": "string", "required": true },		"native_name": { "label": "Native name", "description": "The native name of the genre, if it is of a foreign descent.", "type": "string" },		"etymology": { "label": "Etymology", "type": "string" },		"stylistic_origins": { "label": "Stylistic origins", "description": "The types of genres that stylistically formed this specific genre.", "example": "ex. Electronic music, pop punk", "type": "string" },		"cultural_origins": { "label": "Cultural origins", "description": "The cultural origins of a certain genre, with a year and specific location attached to showcase its origins. ", "example": "Ex. Early-1960's - late-1970's United Kingdom", "type": "string", "required": true },		"instruments": { "label": "Typical instruments", "description": "The types of instruments that are popularly associated with that genre.", "example": "ex. Drums", "type": "string" },		"derivatives": { "label": "Derivative forms", "description": "Type of genres that are derivative, or descend from this genre.", "example": "ex. Alternative pop", "type": "string" },		"subgenres": { "label": "Subgenres", "description": "The types of subgenres that descend from this genre.", "example": "ex. Trap music, Drum-N-Bass" },		"fusiongenres": { "label": "Fusion genres", "description": "Types of genres that joint with a certain genre to create a fusion genre", "example": "ex. Neon pop

Electropop

Dreampop",			"type": "string"		},		"regional_scenes": {			"label": "Regional scenes",			"description": "Typical places or clubs that house this specific genre, in terms of regional locations such as countries.",			"example": "ex. Argentina",			"type": "string"		},		"local_scenes": {			"label": "Local scenes",			"description": "Typical places or clubs that house this genre, in terms of cities and more exact locations.",			"example": "ex. New Orleans, Louisiana",			"type": "string"		},		"other_topics": {			"label": "Other genre topics",			"description": "Topics based on the genre specified or stated.",			"type": "string"		}	},	"format": "block" }