At the time our school was built, the rock revolution was spreading across the country. Within a few years, musicians like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, and The Beatles would change popular music across the country and around the world. Teenagers all over were joining in as a way to rebel, escape, or just listen for the love of it. Some consider the change brought by Rock and Roll to be the major advancement in music of our time. If it wasn't for Rock and Roll, music today would be very different. Rock and Roll lead to Metal, Hardcore, Nu-Metal, and many other sub-genres that are very popular today.

Before the school was built, many types of music spread around the world. Early in history, most

As the 1930's came, and the Depression began, music started becoming less happy and more gloomy. This was the Blues era, when Blues music became mainstreamed, just as Jazz had been a decade ago. The music very much related to the condition of the world. The Blues era helped to lessen racism in music. Blues was played almost exclusively by African-Americans. White people began to realize that African-Americans were actual human beings who appreciated and made great music. As the world came out of the Depression, Blues music did not go away. Blues is still a very popular musical style today, with artists like Eric Clapton and B.B. King putting out CD's that compete with Hardcore bands for sales.

Walking through the halls in Gardiner you will commonly hear a guitar or other instrument coming from a classroom. Sometimes this is a band getting in a quick practice, a group playing music for a project, or just someone sitting in a corner, enjoying the relaxation and purity of music. Feelings among most of the bands are very positive. Bands help each other out anyway they can. Fellow bands such as Hugo, Romp, Crooked Eddie and the Bowling Alley Gremlins, and Kids in the Hall will lend equipment, organize shows for each other, or just get together to "jam." Group shows are very popular in Gardiner. Someone will find a location and bands will pour in with equipment to provide a sound system to cover the venue. If a guitar string breaks in the middle of a song, someone is behind the guitarist before the song is over, offering him another guitar to continue with.

The 1990's is considered by many to be the most diversified decade of music. Metal, pure Rock and Roll, Pop, Ska, Country, and many other styles were all very popular. Even styles like Blues, Jazz, and Classical made massive comebacks in the 90's. Nirvana made Grunge music popular and took it into mainstream music venues. Korn began the wave of Nu-Metal and Hardcore bands that would flow out like water pouring from a waterfall. The Backstreet Boys and N'Sync brought us Boy Bands, and Destiny's Child and The Spice Girls produced Girl Bands. Bands like Creed, Pearl Jam, and Incubus brought back Rock strong and continued to add their own personal touch to it. Metallica and other metal bands from the 1980's continued with massive success throughout the world. The newest form of Dance music, Techno, became extremely popular as had previous styles in the

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