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