Retro Rock Style Guide: Styles from the 1960s to the 1990s - Softcover

Brown, Andrew R; Dillon, Steve C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0868196614 ISBN 13: 9780868196619

Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Retro Rock Style Guide This guide explores the styles that shaped the direction of popular music in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. For teachers, students, band directors, potential arrangers and composers, this is an essential tool for understanding glam rock, jazz rock, rockabilly, disco, psychedelic rock, art rock, ska, sydeco, hip-hop and Latin rock. Full description

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This guide explores the styles that shaped the direction of popular music in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. For teachers, students, band directors, potential arrangers and composers, this is an essential tool for understanding glam rock, jazz rock, rockabilly, disco, psychedelic rock, art rock, ska, sydeco, hip-hop and Latin rock.

Synopsis

This guide explores the styles that shaped the direction of popular music in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. For teachers, students, band directors, potential arrangers and composers, this is an essential tool for understanding glam rock, jazz rock, rockabilly, disco, psychedelic rock, art rock, ska, sydeco, hip-hop and Latin rock. The guide features an overview of the pop music world at the time each style first became popular, as well as an analysis, discography and listening quiz. Composition and improvisation exercises further enhance the students' ability to critically listen to the music, as well as contributing to their musical performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0868196614
• ISBN 13: 9780868196619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40