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‡ Popular music developed out of rock¶n roll

‡ Music that has a strong backbeat and a
catchy melody
‡ A group of musicians that specializing in
rock music is called a rock band or a rock
group
‡ Rock groups usually have an electric
guitarst , a singer, a bass player and a
drummer
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‡ Beginings : late 1940¶s and early 1950¶s US ± R&B
‡ Mid 1950¶s Rock¶N¶Roll a mixture of R&B gospel and country spreds
to the rest to the rest of the world

‡ End of 1962 the British invasion, British Rock (Beatles) becomes

popular over the world, Rock emerges. Diferent types of rock
developed
‡ Mid to late 1970¶s punk rock ± DIY (do it yourself) ± new wave, rise
of MTV, the times of guitar orianted Rock were over

‡ 1980¶s the new wave of British heavy metal ± harder tougher

sounds, increased tempos

‡ 1990¶s new styles kept developing (grunge, britpop, pop punk « )

‡ 2000 downloading music starts a decline in album sales.



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‡ ELECTRIC GUITAR- has pickups, sends an
electric signal to an instrument amplifier.
ALTERED SIGNAL
‡ BASS GUITAR- similar to a guitar longer body
and longer neck. Usually 4 stringed, pluged on
an amplifier, rythm
‡ DRUMS ±DRUM SET ±drums ,cymbals and
other percussion,drummer
‡ SYNTHESIZER-electric instrument,variety of
sounds also called keyboard
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‡ Alternative rock ±something diferent

‡ Cristian rock- rock that talkes about Cristian
religion
‡ Psychedelic rock ±tries to capture the fealing
of getting high(doing drugs)
‡ Punk rock-short political songs artist write
their own songs
‡ Glam rock ± preformed bysingers wearing
outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles.
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‡ ˜eavy metal ±massive sounds and high
distorsion
‡ Krautrock ± experimental music that
started in Germany after the wars.
‡ Power pop-strong melodies and volcal
harmonies ,electric guitars minimum
solos
‡ Surf- popular music associeded with
surf culture, in south California
ROCK AND ROLL AIN¶T NOISE
POLUTTION, ROCK AND ROLL AIN¶T
GONNA DIE !