Rock Music Overview

• Rock began in the 1950's - 1960's
• The sound derived from the blues, country, jazz and rock and roll
• The sound often revolves around main instruments, the guitar, drums, bass and vocals
• each decade brought new genres of rock

The 60's and 70's brought genres such as:

• Soft
• Glam
• Heavy Metal
• Hard
• Progressive

The 80's gave us:

• New wave
• Hardcore punk
• Alternative

While the 90's brought us:

• Grunge
• Britpop
• Indie
• Nu Metal