Rock Music

Rock Origins• It started off as Rock and Roll in America in 1940’s.• The instrumental rock n’ roll lead into creating surf

music.• It died out as the British invasion on Rock music

started in 1964• 1960’s Rock n’ roll started to die out and British Rock

artists started up

Defining Rock music

• Rock bands usually use a mixture of Electric, bass and acoustic guitar, drums, piano and keyboard

• They often use electronic devices like synthesizers.• Song based music with a 4/4 time signature having a strophic

form(verse-chorus). • Lyrics are usually to do with either romance, social or political

issues.

Sub-Genres

• Rock has over 200 sub-genres evolving between the 1940’s and 2000.

• It also has 25 fusion genres from afro-rock to pop rock and rap rock

Codes

Leather Jacket

Afro

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