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Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretist, combining native and foreign influences. Throughout the country's history the largest influence on traditional music was from the music of China, but later on there was a smaller influence from the music of Champa, which the Vietnamese court found intriguing. Some claim that classical Vietnamese music more closely resembles that of Mongolia and Japan.

Imperial court music
Nhã nhạc is the most popular form of Imperial Court music, specifically referring to the court music played from the Tran Dynasty to the very last Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam, being synthesized and most highly developed by the Nguyen emperors. Based on earlier Vietnamese imperial court music, which has primary influence from Ming dynasty's imperial court and later the music of Champa. Along with Nhã nhạc, the Imperial Court of Vietnam in the 19th century also had many royal dances which still exist until nowadays. The theme of most of these dances is to wish the kings longevity and the country wealth.

Folk music
Vietnamese folk music is extremely diverse and includes quan họ, hát chầu văn, ca trù, and hò, among other forms.

• Quan họ - Quan họ (alternate singing) is popular in Hà Bắc (divided into nowadays Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang Provinces) and across Vietnam; numerous variations exist, especially in the northern provinces. Sung acappella, quan họ is improvised and is used in courtship rituals.
• Hát chầu văn - Hát chầu văn or hát văn is a spiritual form of music used to invoke spirits during ceremonies. It is highly rhythmic and trance-oriented. Before 1986, the Vietnamese government repressed hát chầu văn and other forms of religious expression. It has since been revived by musicians like Phạm Văn Tỵ.
• Nhạc dân tộc cải biên - Nhạc dân tộc cải biên is a modern form of Vietnamese folk music which arose in the 1950s after the founding of the Hanoi Conservatoire of Music in 1956. This development involved writing traditional music using Western musical notation, while Western elements of harmony and instrumentation were added. Nhạc tộc cải biên is often criticized by purists for its watered-down approach to traditional sounds.
• Ca trù - Ca trù (also hát ả đào) is a popular folk music which is said to have begun with Ả Đào, a female singer who charmed the enemy with her voice. Most singers remain female, and the genre has been revived since the Communist government loosened its repression in the 1980s, when it was associated with prostitution.
  Ca trù, which itself has many forms, is thought to have originated in the imperial palace, eventually moving into performances at communal houses for predominantly scholars and other members of the elite (this is the type of Ca trù most widely known). It can be referred to as a geisha-type of entertainment where women trained in music and poetry entertained rich and powerful men.
• Ho - "Hò" can be thought of as the southern style of Quan họ. It is improvisional and is typically sung as dialogues between a guy and girl. Common themes include love, courtship, the countryside, etc. "Hò" is popular in Cần Thơ - Vietnam.