Rock Music

Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone) can also be common in some styles. 

A major formative influence on rock was rock and roll, and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. 1950s rock and roll artist Bo Diddley claims that the term rock and roll came from an Australian radio interview in which disc jockey Alan Freed described Diddley as "the man with the original sound that's going to rock and roll you out of your seat.

Rock and Roll in its various guises came from a fusion of musical cultures, and in turn its influence fed back to these cultures. This was a process of borrowings, influences and new ideas that still continues to develop rock music.Rock has become popular across the globe, and has evolved into a multitude of highly-varying styles with widespread popularity in most countries today.

Task.

• Name at least 4 songs that you consider to be ‘Rock Music’

• Define ‘Rock Music’.

• Where did the term ‘Rock and Roll’ come from?

• Rock and Roll used influences from other music cultures. How did this affect those cultures?