Rock And Roll Speech
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern part of the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rock and roll is also written as rock & roll or rock’n’roll. It adopted musical styles from African American that included styles such as gospel, jump blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and rhythm and blues, along with country music. The elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s. Nonetheless this genre did not acquire its name until 1954. ( Farley)
The earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s used either the piano or saxophone as the lead instrument. Later these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. The beat is usually a blues rhythm with an accentuated …show more content…
There are some variations or adaptation of Rock and Roll and teenagers as well of adults enjoy this genre of music. I started to listen to Rock and Roll when I was in Junior High School. Rock and Roll makes feel happier, more active and full of energy. When I listen to this music, my mood becomes livelier and happier. Rock and Roll is the music I listen too when I have any spare time. I tune the radio to 94.5FM when I listen to music. FM94.5 plays a variety of Rock and Roll all day long for seven days a week. I also like to use YouTube to listen to Rock and Roll. The videos on YouTube are inspiring. I find it very interesting to watch the instruments they use to play the music and the dance moves. I noticed that African Americans dance very nice and the Rock and Roll artists borrowed some of their dance moves. I am a conservative person and do not feel drawn to the cloth and shoe fashion that this artists and actors use. I like how I dress and how I style my own hair. I do like how the Rock and Roll fashion looks on other people, but I just do not feel comfortable changing my dress
The earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s used either the piano or saxophone as the lead instrument. Later these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. The beat is usually a blues rhythm with an accentuated …show more content…
There are some variations or adaptation of Rock and Roll and teenagers as well of adults enjoy this genre of music. I started to listen to Rock and Roll when I was in Junior High School. Rock and Roll makes feel happier, more active and full of energy. When I listen to this music, my mood becomes livelier and happier. Rock and Roll is the music I listen too when I have any spare time. I tune the radio to 94.5FM when I listen to music. FM94.5 plays a variety of Rock and Roll all day long for seven days a week. I also like to use YouTube to listen to Rock and Roll. The videos on YouTube are inspiring. I find it very interesting to watch the instruments they use to play the music and the dance moves. I noticed that African Americans dance very nice and the Rock and Roll artists borrowed some of their dance moves. I am a conservative person and do not feel drawn to the cloth and shoe fashion that this artists and actors use. I like how I dress and how I style my own hair. I do like how the Rock and Roll fashion looks on other people, but I just do not feel comfortable changing my dress