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Encyclopedia > Christian soft rock

Christian soft rock, also referred to as Christian lite rock, Christian easy rock, and Christian mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. Like soft rock, Christian soft rock is usually sung with higher-pitched vocals. It replaces the somewhat outdated Christian contemporary music as when CCM first came out, it was less poppy, and more inclined to soft rock. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Soft rock, also referred to as lite rock, easy rock, and formally mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... Soft rock, also referred to as lite rock, easy rock, and formally mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. ...


Christian soft rock differs from soft rock because lyrics focus on God, Jesus or encouraging topics. The genre tends to make use of pianos, synthesizers and sometimes saxophones. The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ...


Bands/singers which are considered Christian soft rock include: Bethany Dillon, Zoegirl, and Avalon. Bethany Dillon (born September 22, 1988 in Bellefontaine, Ohio) is a young Christian Contemporary music artist. ... ZOEgirl is a female pop and Contemporary Christian music band who burst onto the scene with their debut album in 2000, which had four different top five radio hits. ... Avalon (probably from the Celtic word abal: apple; see Etymology below) is a legendary island somewhere in the British Isles, famous for its beautiful apples. ...


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