ROCK RESEARCH
Sub genres
Alternative rock – Art rock – Baroque pop
– Beat music – Britpop – Emo –
Experimental rock – Garage rock – Glam rock – Gothic rock – Group Sounds –
Grunge – Hard rock – Heartland rock – Heavy metal – Instrumental rock – Indie
rock – Jangle pop – Krautrock – Madchester –
Post-Britpop Power pop – Progressive rock – Protopunk – Psychedelia – Punk rock – Soft rock – Southern rock
– Surf music – Symphonic rock
Rock...
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources.
Musically, rock has centered on
the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar
and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time
signature using a verse-chorus form, but the genre has become extremely
diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a
wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in
emphasis. The dominance of rock by white, male musicians has been seen as one
of the key factors shaping the themes explored in rock music. Rock places a
higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and an ideology of
authenticity than pop music.
Rock music has also embodied and served
as the vehicle for cultural and social movements, leading to major sub-cultures
including mods and rockers in the UK and the hippie counterculture that spread
out from San Francisco in the US in the 1960s. Similarly, 1970s punk culture
spawned the visually distinctive goth and emo subcultures. Inheriting the folk
tradition of the protest song, rock music has been associated with political
activism as well as changes in social attitudes to race, sex and drug use, and
is often seen as an expression of youth revolt against adult consumerism and
conformity
AUDIENCE TERMINOLOGY
Selected audience for rock split into
three categories:
Socio-economic
Psycho-graphic
Demographic
I will first of all focus on
Socio-economic.
Socio economic category- C1-E
Why?
Teachers, Anyone of the norm class…People
who go through everyday problems who may not have all the money they need in
life. Normal people.
Anyone of the A-C category such as
doctors may also listen to this due to lifestyle or music preferences they have
found whilst growing up.
Second focus- Psycho-Graphic.
Psycho-graphic audience possibly all.
Succeeds may just like the music as it makes them
feel better during the course of their day.
Aspires Want a better life and may
listen t this as a way out of reality, and a way for them to think of what ways
they can better their lives.
Carers- Social conscience? Maybe not.
This type of music may not appeal to them directly.
Main-streamers, People who want to be more like others may
just listen for inspiration.
Individualists, People who prefer to be
different may like this genre because it appeals to their likes as they grow up.
Thirdly- Focus on Demographics.
Who would like this and why?
Things that need to be thought about,
Age…What age would this appeal to?
Ages 15+?
Who would listen to rock?
Well by my opinion, It depends on the
person and what kind of rock they like.
Different types of rock appeal to
different people with many different lifestyles.
Rock ‘n Roll
Elvis Presley, Appeal to those who just
love his music, People born in the 1950’s and after. It interests them.
Rock
Bullet for my Valentine, Appeal to those
who like rock but not too heavy but not Elvis at all. This is just straight
forward rock that may be considered as a lifestyle POV and an interest and
preference. I personally like it because it links in with my personality and
interests as I like to express myself in a manner of ways.
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