ROCK MUSIC

Play for music rock. Rock music is a genre of popular music which emerged in general in the mid 50s. Its roots came from rhythm and blues, country music from the 40 and 50's and various other influences. Furthermore, also took the rock music from a variety of other musical styles, including folk music (folk music), jazz and classical music.

The sound is typical of rock music often revolves around an electric guitar or acoustic guitar, and the use of a very subtle back beat on the rhythm section with bass guitar and drums, and keyboards such as organ, piano or since the '70s, synthesizers. Besides the guitar or keyboard, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are sometimes used as a solo musical instrument. In its pure form, rock music "has three chords, bakcbeat a consistent and striking and attractive melody".

In the late 60's and early 70's, musk rock evolved into several types. Mixed with folk music (folk music in America) to folk rock, with blues to blues-rock and with jazz, a jazz-rock fusion. In the 70s, combining rock influences from soul, funk, and latin music. Also in the 70's, rock developed into various subgenres (sub-categories) such as soft rock, glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and punk rock. Sub category 80's rock the protruding Ditahun including New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock. In the 90s there were grunge, Britpop, indie rock and nu metal.

A musician who specializes play rock music in a group called rock band or rock group (rock band). Rock group that consists of many guitar players, lead singer (lead singer), bass guitar player, and drummer (drummer), forming a quartet. Some of the group took one or two positions above and / or use the main pennyanyi as players of musical instruments in addition to singing, forming a duo or trio. Other groups have additional musicians such as two or rhythm guitar and a keyboardist (keyboard player). Somewhat less frequently, the use of stringed musical instruments such as violin, cello or inflatable devices such as saxophone, trumpet or trombone.

The evolution of rock music

 
In the 1950's - early 1960's

•      Rock and roll
•      classic rock
•      Progressive rock

The 1970's

•      psychedelic rock
•      hard rock
•      punk Rock
•      Heavy metal
•      hardcore punk

In the 1980's

•      Alternative rock
•      Glam metal
•      speed metal
•      Avant-garde metal

Extreme Metal / Underground Metal

•      thrash metal
•      death metal
•      Black metal
•      grindcore
•      Gothic metal
•      Doom metal
•      Industrial metal

The 1990's

•      grunge
•      Britpop
•      indie rock

Variety of hybrid

•      rap rock
•      pop punk
•      Post-grunge
•      Nu metal

Years of the 2000's

•      emo