Males have mostly dominated rock music since it started. Rock music can be very aggressive e.g. shouting; trashing sets and the lyrics can be of an explicit nature. Instruments such as the guitar and drums are seen as very masculine and usually most Rock guitarists hold their instruments low down in front of their genitals as a sign of their masculinity. You would not associate the traits of a Rock n Roll superstar with feminine traits. Women are more likely to be associated with Pop music rather than Rock. However although Rock is male dominated there is some well-known female rock artist like Courtney Love, White Stripes drummer Meg White, Alison Mosshart and the lead singer of band Evanescence Amy Lee. Even though there are popular female figures in Rock, men mostly dominate it. Men also tend to play more instruments than women and women tend to be more vocal.
This isn't bad but I would have liked to have seen some reference to one or more of theorists mentioned in the lecture or covered in the recommended reading.
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