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DNA1: Write down what instruments you can hear.

DNA2: What is this type of music called?

1950's

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ROCK N' ROLL...

Instruments: Electric guitar, Double Bass, Drums, Saxophone, Piano, Male Lead Vocalist, Backing Singers.

TPS:What do you already know about Rock n' Roll music?

WHERE?

HOW?

Rock n' Roll

Rock n' Roll music developed in the southern states of America.

Typical songs were a faster version of the 12 bar blues with a distinctive 'twang' of country and western singing.

WHAT?

WHEN?

Rock n' Roll music developed in the late 1940's and continued throughout the 1950's and 1960's.

Rock n' Roll music was a mix of rhythm & blues and country music. It also had influences of Gospel, folk and jazz.

TIP: Think American /1950's / Fast 12 bar blues

Rock n' Roll...

WHO?

Little Richard

Bill Haley

Buddy Holly

Chuck Berry

Features of Rock n' Roll Music:

* Use of a walking bass line, played by either double bass or electric bass.

* Usually featured guitar or piano solos, improvised and using the blues scale.

* Rock n' Roll songs were usually lively with a strong 4/4 beat.

* Written in verse-chorus structure.

* Call and response was often used between the singer and the band.

* General line up was lead singer, electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit.

* Most Songs had a catchy 'hook'.

* Originated in the United States of America in the 1950's.

Rock n' Roll Performers

* Early Rock n' Roll stars included Bill Haley & Elvis Presley.

* Artists also include Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly & Little Richard.

Rock n' Roll Lyrics - Who listened to it?

The lyrics appealed to teenagers because they were about teenage issues, such as love, school, cars and summer holidays.

Key lines were repeated throughout the song to make them memorable. Most of the songs had a 'hook'.

Surf Music (A Sub-Genre of Rock n' Roll)

DNA1:

DNA1: Listen to this piece of music and comment on the vocal timbres you can hear.

Key Points: The main melody is supported by many layers of backing vocals. This is a feature of Surf music. The Beach Boys were famous for this type of vocal layering, a lead vocal supported by close, four-part harmonies

DNA2:

Surf Music

Listen to this piece of music and comment on the instrumental timbres and structure of the song.

DNA2:

Surf Music

Key Points: Surf music ensembles (bands) usually comprised of a drum kit, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano or organ, lead and backing vocals. The songs were written in verse-chorus structure. The backing vocals might start off in unison but would ultimately revert to four-part harmonies. There was always a high-pitched harmony that was dominant in the mix.

Surf Music - Key Facts:

Surf music is a sub-genre of Rock n' Roll Music.

Surf music came about in the early 1960s in California.

Some Surf music was just instrumental but it was Surf songs (like those of The Beach Boys) that were most popular.

Although Surf music was structured in a similar way to Rock n' Roll, it was the complex harmonies that made them really stand out. Sometimes the four-part vocals would start off in unison.

DNA1: Watch this short film and comment on three musical features of this piece of music.

What do you think is meant by the term

the British invasion?

Not this!

The Beatles & The British Invasion:

It wasn't until the 1960s that British artists began to take over Rock n' Roll scene, which then morphed into the 1960s POP scene.

Bands like The Beatles brought their own unique style to rock n' roll and helped revive its popularity in the USA. This was known as the British Invasion - It also included bands like The Who and The Rolling Stones.

The Beatles' huge popularity and excitement that they inspired became known as Beatlemania.

The Beatles:

The Beatles were a band from Liverpool, the members of the band were John Lennon (rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (bass guitar), George Harrison (lead guitar), and Ringo Starr (drums).

All four members of the band provided vocals, Lennon and McCartney were the main songwriters.

Their early songs were heavily influenced by Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry.

Their style changed so much over the years that it is impossible to place them in one musical category - they used musical ideas form Blues, Folk, Classical Music and non-Western cultures such as Indian instruments and structures.

The Beatles have had a huge influence on many genres of pop music and musicians since the 1960s.

Iconic British Invasion Bands:

The Rolling Stones

The Beatles

The Who

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Rock Anthems

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DNA: Watch these four videos of rock bands. What musical similarities do these four bands share?

Rock: In the context of Popular music

*During the 1960s, rock n' roll music evolved into more guitar dominated music known simply as 'Rock'.

*Rock songs were based around the I, IV and V chords, like blues and

rock n' roll.

*Rock bands were originally made up of a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and a singer

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