Rock music is a genre of popular music combining elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, country and folk music with electric instruments to produce its sound. Typically it features strong beats, lively performances and thought-provoking lyrics. Rock music’s roots can be traced back to swing and gospel in the 1930s and 1940s. But its true […]
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A guitar chord is composed of multiple notes combined together to produce sound; its name stems from its root note – typically, this will be the lowest-sounding note in its grouping. Guitar chord diagrams, or tabs, demonstrate where and what strings to strum when creating chords on a fretboard. “X’s” and “O’s” located above a
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R&B and pop music are two equally beloved forms of musical expression; however, pop usually caters more towards white audiences while R&B caters more toward African Americans. From 1940-1950s R&B music flourished by incorporating jazz, rock and roll, gospel, and soul elements. This created Contemporary R&B genre. What is Pop Music? Pop music can generally
Heavy metal was first popularised during the 1970s as an expressive form of rock that focused on war and violence; bands used this genre as a platform to express their disapproval of Vietnam War, an ongoing conflict which claimed millions of lives. In the 1980s, hard rock gained tremendous popularity. Bands such as Black Sabbath
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Pop music is one of the world’s most beloved forms of music, featuring upbeat tunes with catchy melodies about love and relationships. Soul music first gained widespread recognition during the 1960s. The term was first applied to describe a form of black pop music influenced by gospel and rhythm and blues (R&B) music that gained
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The Dance Music Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio serves as a museum that commemorates and preserves dance history. The museum specializes in Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Hip-Hop music as well as featuring rare photos and original documents relating to it. Additionally, they have a studio space available to dance students who would
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Honolulu offers plenty of opportunities for fans of electronic music to indulge their passion – Carl Cox New Years Hawaii or Lost in Paradise Music Festival are both excellent events to experience! We have you covered! Stay informed and up-to-date with the most exciting Techno/Electronic concert tours coming to Honolulu with our regularly updated calendar
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Rock music tends to be louder and more aggressive than pop, yet can also be very creative and inspiring. Rock music is usually composed by a collective of individuals using an assortment of musical instruments and singing together, while pop songs tend to be performed by either an individual singer or group of singers. 1.
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Bagpipes don’t often make an appearance in rock music, but there are a few songs which include them. These “bagpipe-rock” tunes will have you mesmerized. Gleadhraich are an Edinburgh-based band who combine classic rock hits sung back with bagpipes in thrilling and genre-defying skirling-rock performances, according to vocalist Craig Weir. AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian
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Camp Rock was another musical movie released to television screens in 2008. Just like High School Musical, Camp Rock became an immense success and helped launch Demi Lovato and Jonas Brothers careers. Shane Gray (Joe Jonas), an up-and-coming music superstar, unexpectedly falls for Mitchie Torres – an awkward girl from Camp Rock who is poor
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