| Western rock music is a popular music form. It | | | | the sound obtained through the microphone.The |
| features | | | | characteristic musical style categorized as rock |
| vocals often with vocal harmony and | | | | music and music of its related styles has |
| accompanied with | | | | dominated the |
| instruments- electric guitars, a bass guitar, | | | | musical scene of the west since about 1955. |
| keyboard | | | | Western rock |
| instruments- electric piano, organ and synthesizer | | | | music has its origins in the Unites States. |
| and | | | | However, it |
| drum sets. Other musical instruments like | | | | has been influenced and shaped by a broad field |
| saxophone, | | | | of cultures |
| trumpet and trombone are also included. Earlier | | | | and musical traditions over the years. There has |
| horns | | | | been the |
| were also used which are not being used since | | | | influence of gospel music, the blues, western |
| the 90s. | | | | country music, |
| The central piece of instrument in western rock | | | | western classical music, folk music etc. Some |
| music | | | | elements of |
| is of course the electric guitar. The microphone | | | | popular music of Asia, Africa and Latin America |
| used | | | | have also |
| by the singers itself functions as a musical | | | | been incorporated in western rock |
| instrument. | | | | music.Western rock music styles have evolved |
| Many singers depend upon the amplification and | | | | into its complete |
| various | | | | form around 1959 with predominant influence of |
| effects like echo obtained by electronically | | | | the white |
| transforming | | | | musicians. |