1. TASK 6 – GENRE OF MY MUSIC MAGAZINE
INDIE/ROCK
By Steven Knowles

2. ROCK/INDIE ARTISTS
• Muse • Oasis
• 30 seconds to Mars • Paramore
• Artic Monkeys • Queens of the stone age
• Green Day • Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Iron Maiden • Bon Jovi
• Kaiser Chiefs • Pendulum
• Kings of Leon • Dragon Force
• Metallica • Tenacious D
• Nirvana • System of a down
• My chemical romance • Rammstein

3. HISTORY OF ROCK
• Originated in the United States in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.
• It is primarily from a combination of Blues, country and jazz.
• Typical instruments include electric guitars, string bass, bass guitar, drums, piano,
saxophone and vocals.
• One of the best selling music since the 1950’s.
• In early rock (late 1940’s to early 1950’s), the saxophone or piano was the lead
instrument but was later replaced in the late 50’s by the guitar.
• Drum kit has been the standard backbeat of rock music since it was created.

4. IMAGERY
• Rock is stereotypically associated with the black hair, leather jacket, smoker type of
people.
• Typical instruments that are thought to be in rock include guitar, drums, bass, piano,
vocals and maybe saxophone.
• Predominately Caucasian ethnic background.