Rock music originated in the 1950s from genres like blues and country and developed extensively in the 1960s in the US and UK. It is characterized by electric guitars, bass, and drums and typically song-based lyrics addressing themes like love and social/political issues. Some iconic rock bands include The Beatles, who became the best-selling music artists ever, and AC/DC, a pioneering heavy metal band that has sold over 200 million albums worldwide. Rock music videos typically feature close-ups of the singer and band playing with quick cuts and stage pans to recreate a live show experience. The primary target audience of rock is males ages 11-40.

2.  Stylistic Origin: Blues, rock and roll, electric blues, jazz, folk,
country, rhythm and blues,
soul
 Cultural Origins: 1950s and 1960s, United Kingdom and
United States
 Variations/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
 Brief Outline of the genre: 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.
 Usual Lyrical Content: 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.
 Usual Instruments: Vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar,
acoustic guitar, drums, piano, synthesizer, keyboards

3.  The Beatles: The Beatles were an English rock band that
formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became
widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of
the rock era. According to the RIAA, the Beatles are the
best-selling music artists in the United States, with 178
million certified units. They have had more number-one
albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the
UK than any other act.
 AC/DC: An Australian hard rock band, formed in November
1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, AC/DC
continued as members until Malcolm's illness and departure
in 2014. Commonly referred to as a hard rock or blues
rockband, they are also considered pioneers of heavy metal
and sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including
71.5 million albums in the United States alone, making
them the tenth-best-selling band in the United States and
one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.

4. Clothing: In terms of clothes it is natural to
find artists of the rock genre wearing black or
dark coloured clothing, skinny jeans, leather
and even sometimes make up.
In terms of camera angles close ups on the
lead singer and the rest of the band can be
seen being used often. It is also likely to see
mid shots of the band playing their
instruments and the lead singer singing. To
create the feel that the viewers are watching
the artist live, quick shot changes and pans
around the stage are used in music videos.

5. Musically, rock has centred on the electric guitar,
usually as part of a rock group with electric bass
guitar and drums.
It is also typical to find that music in the rock genre
is song-based.
Similar to the R&B genre, it is quite common to
find this genre predominately filled with a specific
ethnic group. This is why the dominance of rock
genre is mostly white, male musicians. With this
dominance it 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

6.  A majority of Rock fans are teens and adults
ranging from 11 to 40 years old.
 Mainly a male target audience, the rock genre has
a lively audience who are constantly on the move.
Target Audience Gender
Males
Females