* The "Natural" Ear-only Type * The "Theoretician" Type * The Natural/Theory " Hybrid " Type

Rock 'n' roll "happened" in the mid-1950's. It took America by storm, then Europe, then the world. Its origins lie in a combination of rhythm and blues, jazz, and country-western music. The earliest known song that represents rock 'n' roll is the song by Bill Hayley and His Comets entitled "Rock Around the Clock" (1954). Soon after that song came out, a young man from Memphis, Tennessee, known as Elvis Presley hit the scene and reigned for nearly 20 years as the "king" of rock and roll.

Whether you are playing an instrument, speaking, or just making a noise, the way the sound is made, and the way it travels, is exactly the same. The difference between music and noise is that musical sounds are organized into patterns with pitch and rhythm. While noise is usually made up of random, disorganized sounds.