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'''Rock music''' is a broad category of [[music]] typified by songs featuring an energetic [[drums|drumbeat]], usually accompanied by one or more [[guitar]]s, a [[bass (instrument)|bass guitar]], and possibly an [[electronic organ]] or [[electric piano]]. Songs from the rock music genre (particularly pop-rock and pop-punk songs) commonly have 4-4 rhythm structures, although songs from some subgenres (such as [[Heavy Metal (music)|metal]] music songs) have a variety of rhythm structures.
'''Rock music''' is a broad category of [[music]] typified by songs featuring an energetic [[drums|drumbeat]], usually accompanied by one or more [[guitar]]s, a [[bass (instrument)|bass guitar]], and possibly an [[electronic organ]] or [[electric piano]]. Songs from the rock music genre (particularly pop-rock and pop-punk songs) commonly have 4-4 rhythm structures, although songs from some subgenres (such as [[Heavy metal (music)|metal]] music songs) have a variety of rhythm structures.


The name derives from the earliest form of the music, [[rock and roll]].
The name derives from the earliest form of the music, [[rock and roll]].
==History==
Rock Music's origins are not defined, but it did come from the African American Community. Many say that Rock Music came from Blues and Gospel.

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Rock music is a broad category of music typified by songs featuring an energetic drumbeat, usually accompanied by one or more guitars, a bass guitar, and possibly an electronic organ or electric piano. Songs from the rock music genre (particularly pop-rock and pop-punk songs) commonly have 4-4 rhythm structures, although songs from some subgenres (such as metal music songs) have a variety of rhythm structures.

The name derives from the earliest form of the music, rock and roll.