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Read our MEDIA@CULTURE book, assigned chapter(s) above.
In a SINGLE blog post below for ALL chapters in the section, provide for EACH chapter:
1. A single sentence, IYOW, that captures the THESIS (main argument) for each chapter.
In a SINGLE blog post below for ALL chapters in the section, provide for EACH chapter:
1. A single sentence, IYOW, that captures the THESIS (main argument) for each chapter.
2. THREE specific pieces of supporting documentation - ideas, concepts, stats, data - to bolster your thesis for each chapter. (Use 2 - 3 sentences for each.)
3. A single PERSONAL story of 3-4 sentences that connects the chapter directly with your own personal media experiences.
4. A SINGLE specific question you have after reading and blogging on ALL chapters of assignment.
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Dr. W
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Delete1) Chapter four talks about the gradual technological development of sound as a mass medium and with this how popular musical tastes varied from generation to generation and how monetization of music has converged with modern technological mediums.
2) Technological advancements that led to the recording and reproduction of sound were pioneered by inventors like Thomas Edison, Chichester Bell and Charles Sumner Tainter. Sound as a mass medium though was not possible until Emile Berliner developed a way to mass produce records. From here the technological development over time changed how the medium of sound was recorded and reproduced like the record player to the cassette tape to the compact disc and then to mp3. Musical tastes changed as generations evolved. Pop music has changed from “what sounded like cheap pans clanging together” to what sounds like alien synth beats. Even different genres and subgenres of music have differentiated themselves, like that of rock and roll, punk rock, grunge, and hip-hop. Emergence of new technologies has forced the market for music to adjust. The monetization of music was once dominated by record labels but with the dawn of internet piracy and independent labels this is no longer the case.
3) It was surprising to me that the compact disc was only developed in 1983. It is amazing to see how technological advancements have so rapidly changed how sound is exchanged as a mass medium. I know I am going to feel like an old man who is to stubborn to adjust to a new form of mass technology when I am still using my ipod and everyone else has upgraded to computer chips in their brain that play what song they want. It will happen…..
Chapter 5:
1) This Chapter talks about the specific road that radio has taken as mass medium, whether it has been the technological developments of radio, or the social and economic configurations of radio.
2) From the discovery of radio waves and then the invention of wireless telegraphy radio soon became a mass medium platform. Radio was extremely valuable in its application so it was used for numerous things, but because it was so convenient it also had to be regulated. Radio then began its ascension from obscure technological development to a massive social medium. Professional broadcasting became a market that again needed regulation. Radio became equally a source of news as much as entertainment whether it was reporting daily events or playing actual shows that captivated early 20th century America. This changed somewhat when the commercialization of radio created a consolidation of massive money interests. Radio became a marketing tool which was diversified based on different listening tastes and thereby targeting specific consumers.
3) I really have found radio in a new light compared to how I saw it when I was younger. Particularly listening to NPR and sports talk radio. These both involve debate and discussion that are not necessarily based on musical tastes. Musically though I do not equate my listening with radio, it just seems outdated, at least traditional radio.
1. Chapter 4- This Chapter deals with the growth and progression of music and sound, and its applications in both video as well as radio.
Delete2. The recording industry has been thriving since the creation of the Phonograph in 1915. Record sales started at 30 million record and tripled every year until 1924 when the first mass produced radio was made, after the creation of the radio record sales dropped nearly 50 percent from the year before.
In 2001 the music industry again changed when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the music industry. The ruling made file-swapping illegal and in violation of music copyrights held by recording labels and artist’s. The ruling became one of the first in a slew of suits that are meant to stop the free spread of music over the Internet.
Apple’s music store has become the largest music retailer in the country. Last year apple sold 38.2 percent of overall music in the United States. Apple has done this all online, flying in the face of traditional music sales.
3. When I was a little kid I really only listened to music when I was in the car, and the only time I was in the car was when I was with my father. My dad was obsessed with the Beatles, not just obsessed it was his life. So reading about the British invasion was very cool and makes me appreciate all the more how much the Beatles were able to accomplish. The Beatles were the first British band to have a number one hit in the United States.
1. Chapter 5 is an in depth look at the radio and how it moved from being exclusively on ships to being in every car, home, or office.
2. The United States navy thought so highly of the capabilities of the radio it sought and succeeded in taking control of all radio airlines. In doing so they closed down all amateur radio operations and took control of key radio transmitters to ensure military security.
The songs played on the Radio was originally controlled directly by the disk jockeys who were on the air at the time. But it 1949 Todd Storz began running what is now known as format radio, where songs would be picked out before the DJ’s even went on stage. This style of radio help bolster individual record sales as well as station numbers and would be the creation of the top 40 format as well.
The format of radio would again be rocked to its core by the creation of the Internet, suddenly streaming radio to computers and office environments was the “best way” to listen to music. Station like Pandora, Grooveshack, and Yahoo! Music give users a customized radio to fit a particular artist or genre selected.
3. Pandora has been a revelation in the life of me and my fellow roommates. When we were freshman we listened to Peoples Ipod’s and changed the music as needed, just before our junior year we began using Pandora because of its convenience and haven’t turned back since. Maybe we were a little late to the internet radio fad but better late than never I guess.
4. How will institutions like Google begin to add music sales to new products such as the Google Glass?
Chapter 4.
ReplyDelete1. Music is more than just a medium or a business; through out generations music has provided an opportunity for all kinds of people, who otherwise might not be heard, to express their emotions in a constructive way.
2. Rock and roll music had an incredible and far-reaching effect on all generations. Older generations were offended by the lyrics they believed represented sex and rebellion, but the youth found great solace in this new style. For them rock and roll offered relief from the tensions of the time such as the cold war and an opportunity to have some fun dancing.
Music also provided an opportunity for repressed people, such as African Americans and women, to gain power and express their frustrations. For a long time white singers would cover black artists’ songs often leaving the black artists with no credit, but as the music industry evolved black artists’ vocal abilities became more appreciated. Women groups were eventually able to enter the music industry as well by way of all female bands such as Shangri-Las and the Angels.
Later music became a means of peaceful protest against controversies like the Vietnam War and racial segregation. These songs of protest were not limited to any single type of music but rather a variety such as folk music, psychedelic music, and soul.
3. I am a dedicated country music fan, so I was disappointed at the lack of time the chapter dedicated to some of the great country music artists such as Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. However, despite the lack of discussion most of what was said of other music genres can apply to country. In my experience, country is a way to express frustrations with limited life in rural areas or a way to celebrate the intimate communities small towns create. Either way fans relate to the music and use it as an outlet the same as fans did with rock, folk, and many other genres mentioned in the chapter.
Chapter 5.
1. Radio is a medium that has successfully reinvented itself each time a newer medium threatens to take its place, and often comes out even more successful than it was before.
2. Radio was able to make the transition from government tool to commercial mass medium. Originally, radio was intended for the military to communicate with their ships at sea. Radio evolved into a requirement for all ships at sea to have in order to communicate with each other as well as those on land, which proved essential in the disastrous Titanic crash.
Soon radio began its conversion from a medium of safety to one of entertainment. Through the involvement of amateur broadcasters and then major corporations, radio began playing music and delivering news to civilians across the country.
Radio was eventually threatened by the rise of TV, but through technological improvements, radio was able to redirect its purpose and emphasize its portability in order to keep the interest of its listeners. Today radio is again be challenged by the use of internet for streaming music instantly.
3. In the car for me the use of radio for entertainment is essential, but I can see the need for upgrades again. When listening to the FM radio I often find myself, as described in the chapter, channel cruising, and wishing I could have a radio station that I could leave on without fear of it cutting out or having excessive commercials. Since that is now available through satellite radio and internet radio I hope that FM radio takes the hint and upgrades its technology again, or have satellite radio become the norm in cars.
Chapter 4, 5
4. What will be the next innovation that is able to keep both music and radio a central part of our culture?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1) Chapter 4 explains the revolution of how music was being recorded and distributed now, as well as, the different eras and time periods of popular music.
2) Music and sound recordings originally started with an experiment by de Martinville and began to be able to be played back thanks to Edison’s Phonograph. On page 123, the timeline explains the how the recording technology and tactics of today have become what they are and the long road they traveled to become this. Today, most music is digital and can be purchased or downloaded online. A lot of this music is downloaded onto a computer or iPod. This has revolutionized from the phonograph to the record players and CDs to finally mp3 players. Also in this chapter, many different genres are highlighted. From early rock and roll to the current pop music and the surrounding it. Along with the technology, more musical options have opened.
3) I mostly remember using an mp3 player for the first time. I couldn’t decide between the iPod and the other leading brand of mp3 players. I chose the iPod as my transitional device from CD players to mp3s. Now, I don’t even have an iPod anymore because I am able to use my iPhone to hold all my music.
Chapter 5
1) Chapter 5 shows us the different eras of Radio and what its main purpose was during those eras.
2) Originally, the radio was used just to report the news and did not cover music. Large corporations like CBS and NBC began through the mass medium of the radio. The radio was so large that multiple laws were made by the government to stop business monopolies and such from ruling the important medium. As the radio grained consumers and listeners, it began to grow more powerful. President Roosevelt used the power of the radio by giving his “fireside chats” to give the American public speeches. Around the same time, businesses began to use the radio as a way of advertising. Today, most people use the radio for the music that is available. However, talk radio has many strong followers and has expanded through companies such as XM radio.
3) The radio does not have as strong as a connection to me as the music industry does. However, I occasionally put on a talk radio or just listen to the music that is being offered by the radio on car trips. I do have a connection with a few stations located near my house in Connecticut because I enjoy listening to their subjects of talk and the music they play.
Chapters 4 and 5
4) In what direction will radio go with both music and talk radio? Which one will grow more and become more popular?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1. As time progresses, music style and distribution as a medium may constantly be changing, but there is no denying that it is one of the largest and most powerful sources of media used worldwide.
2. There have been multiple advancements in sound recording and playing over the generations. At one point the radio was the main source to play and listen to music, and as time progressed there are now unlimited sources to play and listen. Online radios, personalized devices file sharing and iTunes now are the leading sources behind music, but nonetheless music has not become a medium of the past.
- Music continuously remains a source of political and social protest. In the 1930's folk was used as a sound of social activism. 20 years later, in the 1950's, a era of conservation, Rock and Roll was used to exploit sex and drugs in an act of rebellion against the strict generation before young adults. Contributing factors were black migration, growth of cultural youth, and the beginnings of racial integration.
-The ability to find less popular artists strikes and opportunity for those who may not have the connections that other artists have. Through the new sources of music, the indie genre was created, which plays a major role in the risk-taking side of the industry which made those bands who are deemed unpopular the strive in business.
3. I have always been known to search for artists that are not widely heard of, or have no been discovered by major labels yet. Through online sources that were once not available, such as Youtube and Vevo, I am always able to search endlessly until I find songs, artists or genres that I have not heard of before. I could not imagine not being able to search for new music constantly. The constantly advancing music sources makes that possible to do. I liked the section on the indie bands trending, because I find it to be held true.
Chapter 5
The radio has proven itself to be a successful source for music, regardless of the constant medium changes that music faces.
2. When televisions came into play during the 1950's, they took just about every advertising company with them, leaving the radio behind. In order to save the radio from going extinct they came up with something called transistors, which allowed radios to be portable.
-The radio changed the way they played music, and instead of having a deejay that picked songs, they created an idea of the Top 40 most popular songs to date playing in a rotation. This way more people would listen to the radio. When FM radio was introduced, this then gave radio stations more leeway to play specific music styles that were not just Top 40 material, letting their customers chose which station they preferred to listen too.
-By the time that the 1990's came around, radios were able to develop stations that specifically targeted people based on their interests, race, geographic, age, and gender. This was another attribute that kept the radio in the mix of medium still used.
3. I still listen to the radio today. I know specific stations that I would like to listen too, but I realize that it is not the main mode of music today. When I am in a house setting, I never have a radio playing, I use my computer or iPod. I find that I really only listen to the radio when I am driving in my car and I do not feel like plugging in any device. Nonetheless, I still do listen to the radio, even though it is not a major part of my music experience.
Chapters 4 and 5
Will the radio ever die, and what will happen to music and musicians if this were to happen? Would it affect them at all?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1. The main argument in Chapter 4 is to show how he devolvement of sound recordings and music changed over time.
2. “In the 1850s, the French printer Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville conducted the first ever experiments with sound recording.”(P.122) This is the first groundbreaking moment for sound. This paved the way for everything we know in the modern day to use everyday activities such as T.V. and laptops. “The MP3 file format, developed in 1992, enables digital recordings to be compressed into smaller, more manageable files.”(P.126) This invention took off after being invented. This invention-helped companies like Apple who was 100% computers transition to ultimately change their company completely. “…R&B,pop, and early rock and roll into what became labeled as soul.” (P.136)
3. This is something that affects my life directly, for me I listen to music almost everyday. During the country music is a huge thing between my friends and I going to concerts.
Chapter 5
1. The main argument in Chapter 5 is to show how the radio developed and how it has changed over the years.
2. “The telegraph-the precursor of radio technology-was invented in the 1840s.”(P.158). I like to see the development how it the radio was created as a spin off of the telegraph. “… on November 2,1920, an event most historians consider the first professional broadcast.”(P.164) This was the first time people go real time results. This paved the way into what we know the radio as now. “Sarnoff had even delayed a dramatic breakthrough in broadcast sound, what he himself called a “revolution”-FM”(P.172) this showed that he understood how important what he was doing is. He knew that at that moment he changed the way people listen to the radio.
3. Although the radio is something that you typically only use in the car for our generations. At prep school when we had study hall in our rooms and no cable I would listen to the radio to hear my favorite teams play.
Chapters 4&5
1. For Chapter 4 I would ask what do you think the next steps for music will be. For chapter 5 I would ask do we think that radios will become a thing of the past.
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1. This chapter is focused on improved technology used to develop the technique of sound recording as well as the varying genres of common music, and the businesses involved in the processing of material.
2. The earliest inventions of music were audiotapes and the stereo used to record as well as play back music at any time because the track was saved to a burned disc back in the 1940s. Following these developments, there was digital recording used for data calculating and processing as well as compact discs (CDs) came into the world in the early 1980s. The creation of CDs basically rendered records and audiotapes out of obsolete by the beginning of the 21st century.
Then, in today’s world CDs are facing similar fates as records and cassettes had from its production about two decades earlier because of our now current electronic gadgets like the MP3 player, iPhone where we now get music from online music retail companies (iTunes and Spotify). Popular music existing in today’s society includes pop, hip-hop, gangster rap, R & B, and alternative as well as regular Rock and Roll.
Music companies have three known functions with the first comprising of making the music through the process of signing, developing, and recording the artist. The second involves selling the music in terms of advertising and promoting it which leads to its distribution to gain income profits. Finally, the sharing of the profits occurs. Selling music has become extremely challenging in the current digital age because of all music subscription streaming services and with direct sales being performed by musicians on their own personal Webpage.
3. I remember listening to music via my CD player when I was young before and during my early teenage years. However, in today’s world times have changed with the creation of highly advanced as well as efficient modes of music sharing and downloading web databases that are aligned with the new gadgets of communication. Current smartphone and regular phone brands include ones such as Apple, AT&T, Blackberry, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, as well as T-Mobile. I personally own an Apple iPhone 4 S currently which makes music downloading, the listening of sounds from music very clear in my opinion compared to the previous products of earlier times, for example a MP3 player I had following CD players with music discs. My personal absolute favorite genre of music is pop music because it has a good rhythm as well as flow to a consistent beat in my opinion that is great to jam out to while looking to relax and distress from other constants of daily life.
Chapter 5:
Delete1. This chapter reveals the evolution of the radio over time as well as well as the sounds of the differentiating types of music overheard on airwaves.
2. At the time of the first early radio station experiments in 1916, there was over 600 hundred commercial and noncommercial licensed radio stations functioning in the U.S... A little over a decade later there was over 5 million people who owned radios which led to strenuous rivalries among business corporations trying to create networks fluidly by connecting stations thru communication on phones. Wars occurred between regulators and business organizations, specifically featuring NBC and CBS profoundly based on the consistency as well as the time allotted to news coverage programming.
Then in the 1950s, the invention of the television copied nearly all software design and marketing tactics from the radios successful rate of standing in the face of all of society. In response to the T.V., new high-tech advancements and programming concepts were relied upon to get the medium of radio popular at high demands once again. Some of the new concepts being relied upon were transistors making radios portable, as well as FM (frequency modulation) and AM (amplitude modulation) radio designed to enhance the quality of wireless transmission of sound signals. Format radio was created so that the administration of recording companies would be able to govern programming of music from a rotation of popular songs in the current time period daily based upon the top 40 songs, very similar to for example Billboard’s Top 100 of today.
Lastly, since the beginning of the 21st century, innovative technologies have expanded the offerings of radio with increased ways of listening to music and news on the electronic form of wireless communication. These new offerings included are satellite radio, HD radio, and Internet radio (Pandora and the downloading of podcasts onto computer or smartphone).
3. I still find the radio to be a useful form of music listening today for me because I almost always listen to it while I am driving in the car. I also listen to the radio when I am in my basement playing air hockey as well as pool in my entertainment center as well as working out in the fitness room because it is a way of soothing, concentrating on the task at hand for my mind. The radio is also a great electronic based music playing machine for when I have parties with friends outside in the hot weather in the summer time while hanging out in and near my above-ground pool.
4. Question from Chapters 4 & 5: What will be the next piece of music technology following digital technology? Can music calm people and increase their efficiency on tasks of life?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1. Chapter 4 discusses the different ways that music has influenced every part of the lives of every generation.
2. Pop Music was one of the first forms of music that was widely listened to. With its rising popularity came the introduction of sheet music, thus introducing Jazz style in New Orleans. Rock and Roll came next, with its roots being in Blues and R&B. Rock and Roll first became popular and appealed to the younger generations, and was also able to cross racial divides.
Music itself has gone through many transformations over the years. The first major shift seen in America occurred with the introduction of the Beatles. Prior to this point, British singers were popular in Europe, and American singers were popular in The States. Once the Beatles’ music had reached the ears of Americans, other bands began to cross over, and, over the course of several years, more and more British bands began to see their songs on the American Top 40 charts.
As new music genres began to form, people started to shift away from mainstream music and follow bands in other genres, such as punk, grunge, alternative, folk, and hip hop.
3. I think that everyone had a personal connection to music growing up. For me, reading lyrics to Shania Twain’s songs was how I learned to read.
Chapter 5:
1. Chapter 5 discusses the different ways that radio has changed since it was first introduced.
2. Radio was first introduced as a mass medium in the 1920’s years after radio waves were first discovered. It brought with it new ways for people to listen to the music they wanted.
Different laws have been put into place over the years as a way to regulate the radio.
New advancements in radio saw ways for people to make radio portable. Other advancements included the FM Revolution, Top 40 Radio, and Talk Radio.
3. I believe that radio really impacts almost every aspect of people’s lives. People can now listen to music in their car, in the shower, and while they’re getting ready for the day. Radio made music accessible to every aspect of everyone’s lives.
Question 4:
What new advancements to music and the radio might we see occur during our lifetime?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1) This chapter gives an overview on the progress and development of the music industry over time and the different genres of music that have been popular.
2) The first part of this chapter describes the development of how music is stored. In 1850 de Martinville was able to conduct sound through hog's hair bristles, but wasn't able to play the sound back. By 2011, not only are we able to play music back, but also we are able to store it in what we call "the cloud". Throughout time different types of music have been popular. Rock music was very popular during my parent's teenage years, and now, as we all know, a variety of music ranging from pop to rap. But not only is pop popular now, but it was also popular before the phonograph and the radio were even invented. In the nineteenth century, Tin Pan Alley was a popular place where sheet music was sold and the publishing of music began in the late 1880s. The selling and profiting from music is now a very popular and profitable business. Bands sign with labels that help them make and record their music and make their songs good enough so they will sell. Selling is the tricky part of the business. Selling started off by distributing the music to stores such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Target on CDs. But as digital sales grew (internet), CD sales fell. The sales of music and the types of music that are popular continuously change and will continue to progress as time goes on.
3) Music is such and important part of my life. Whenever I am in my dorm room, or in the student center doing homework, I always have music playing. It is amazing to me how I can press a button on my phone and have my favorite songs play with such ease.
Chapter 5:
1) The radio is one of the most popular forms of medium and has developed and reinvented itself according to the types of media that have emerged over the years.
2) The radio has obviously developed and gotten better as time went on because as technology got better, everything around it had to adapt in order for it to keep up. The early forms of radio were items like the telegraph, and we have obviously evolved since then. Every car has a radio, and you can even buy XM radio in some cars, which is satellite radio. As the Internet evolved and got to be more popular, the radio is also available online. The radio also had a big impact on World War I. Soldiers were able to communicate from ship to shore. The Radio act of 1927 created the Federal Radio Commission or FRC. The members of FRC oversaw the problems that were created by the license and negotiate channel problems. Everyone wanted to have a radio channel and there was only limited frequency space available. The radio was a popular form of communication in 1927, and still is in 2014.
3) You can only have so many songs on an iPod and if you don’t illegally download music, buying the type of music you like can get expensive. I don’t normally listen to the radio anywhere but the car, but I do get sick of the limited amount of songs I do have on my iPod. The radio gives me a variety of choices and the songs that play aren’t in any particular order and there is that element of surprise as to which song will play next.
Chapters 4&5:
4) How much impact does music and the radio have on a person’s everyday life?
Chapter four analyzes the impact and evolution of music. The chapter begins by discussing the development of sound recording, identifying the phonograph as the first major break through. The original idea for the phonograph was that it would function as a type of answering machine. Sound recording was furthered again with the invention of the graphophone, which lead to the creation of the gramophone, which played records on a turntable. “In 1948, CBS Records introduced the 33 1/3-rpm (revolutions-per-minute) long-playing record” (124). This development created a market for multi song albums. Working towards the digital era the next step of development was the audiotape and then digital recording onto compact discs. The creation of CD’s almost entirely consumed all previous musical recording methods however CD’s were only popular for a short period of time; it wasn’t long before they were replaced by the MP3. With music being stored on MP3 files the possibilities were endless. People could easily and conveniently organize and access their music collections through their computers or portable MP3 playing devices. Although with all of these positive capabilities the music industry was hit with a new problem. Since music was now accessible through computer files those files can be shared through programs like Napster, LimeWire, etc. The use of free online music file sharing became a major issue for the music industry. From this point the chapter continues to discuss different types of music more specifically including some of there cultural effects music has. Ranging from its ability to breach racial and cultural boundaries to the use of music in protest. I found the sections that discussed music piracy to be most interesting since it was an issue I grew up with. I remember being really little and my father showing me this cool “completely legal” program called Kazaa. It was so cool effortlessly I could search for anything I wanted and get it for free, amazing! Within a month of my use of this program the lawsuits surrounding file sharing started (or I started to be aware of them) and my father took Kazaa off of our computers. I currently do not use any type of online free file sharing however I acquire the majority of my music through my friends or through sharing MP3 files with my friends. What is the difference between how I get my music and getting your music through LimeWire?
ReplyDeleteChapter five analyzes the development of radio and its effects on society. “The telegraph was the precursor of radio technology” (158). Samuel Morse developed the first widely used system; it sent a series of electrical impulses to communicate, known as Morse code. Guglielmo Marconi took the next big step towards radio with the development of the wireless telegraphy. World War one pushed American companies to become more involved with radio. “As wireless telegraphy played an increasingly large role in military operations, the navy sought tight controls on information. Later the RCA (Radio Corporation of America) was created giving the United States almost complete control over the broadcasting industry. “In 1921, the U.S. Commerce Department officially licensed for operation; by early 1923, more than six hundred commercial and noncommercial stations were operating” (164). You can see that a lot of the information people typically get from television today originated with radio; news, musical performance, comedy sketches, product marketing, etc. Like other forms of technology, which seem to get smaller and more portable as people take interest in them the radio has done the same, first with the invention of the transistor radio in 1947 to the current satellite and online radios. As someone who has never been attracted to radio I found this chapter to be particularly interesting. I have always used an IPod to listen to music in cars, and get my news from the television at home. However my parents on the other hand have always insisted that when we are in the car we listen to the radio news. I wonder if this difference between us is generational. Does the era of news were raised in effect the way we will retain news in our adult lives?
ReplyDeleteAssuming that the way people interact with music continues to evolve, what will be the next step in its development?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDeleteMusic has not only evolved as sound throughout the years but it has evolved as an industry.
"The biggest recording advancement came in the 1970's, when engineer Thomas Stockham made the first digital audio recordings on standard computer equipment." (Pg 125)
"As the 1960's began, rock and roll was tamer and 'safer', as reflected in the surf and road music of the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean, but it was also beginning to branch out." (Pg 135).
"From sound recording's earliest stages as a mass medium, when the music industry began stamping out flat records, to the breakthrough of MP3's and Internet-based music services, fans have been sharing music and pushing culture in unpredictable directions." (Pg 150).
I have always been a huge fan of music all of my life and I find it funny that I have pieces of each evolution. I still have records and a record player in my room for those days when I want to listen to Fleetwood Mac and have that authentic sound. I have my cassette player and numerous Britney Spears cassettes to keep me entertained for hours. My CD collection sits on my shelves with Hilary Duff galore. And lastly my computer is full of MP3s of todays music.
Chapter 5:
The radio is not only used for entertainment but other types of broadcasting as well.
"When Westinghouse engineer Frank Conrad set up a crude radio studio above his Pittsburgh garage in 1916, placing a microphone in front of a phonograph to broadcast music and news to his friends two evenings a week on experimental station 8XK, he unofficially became one of the medium's first disc jockeys." (Pg 164).
"Early on, only a handful of stations operated in most large radio markets, and popular stations were affiliated with CBS, NBC-Red, or NBC-Blue. Many large stations employed their own in-house orchestras and aired live music daily." (Pg 169).
"Although commercial radio (particularly those stations owned by huge radio conglomerates) dominates the radio spectrum, nonprofit radio maintains a voice." (Pg 179).
The radio is something that everyone has experienced in their lives. Some people really love to listen to the radio while others not so much. For me I have always enjoyed the Maine run FM stations back home and have never really experienced much outside of that. Satellite radio is not that popular back home so I have never had a chance to listen to all of the other stations that exist.
How will we see music or the radio change in the next ten years?
Chapter Four:
ReplyDeleteMusic has experienced an evolution in sound, from the creation on new genres and sub-genres, to its method of distribution to listeners.
Music has transformed in its machinery beginning with the developmental stages of de Martinville’s sound recordings to Edison’s “phonograph” (123) and onward to the convergence of sound in the Internet age with cloud and file sharing. Pop or popular music distinguished itself from classical genres by encompassing a plethora of music enjoyed by a large amount of the population. Jazz and Rock and Roll brought with them a “cultural storm” (129) that has to this day carried major influences on society and its people, often music is a reflection of the time period. Songs by Guthrie and Dylan were hailed as protest songs as demonstrations by the women’s and the Civil Rights movement progressed. Gangster rap sought “to tell the truth about gang violence in American culture.” (141) Popular music plays on the emotions of the individual as well as commentaries on the world around them. This is the reason music is not a fading industry although its method of distribution is experiencing a major alteration.
Music is a very big part of my life; I am constantly looking at new artists and listening to songs in my library. I have recently found that I enjoy buying vinyl, the music sounds so different from compressed files on my laptop and it really is pretty cool listening to old records.
Chapter Five:
Radio has been able to transform and adapt in the face of ever changing technology in the digital age.
Earliest forms of radio included ship to shore radio or person-to-person transmissions, however, it wasn’t until people bought home radio receivers that radio was marketed as a mass medium. Satellite radio is a popular fixture in automobiles; XM radio is consistent with new models of cars. AM and FM radio enhanced the caliber of sound for listeners. As the Internet grew, radio rebranded itself for availability of streaming online, and has been able to brave advancements ever since.
I enjoy using the radio especially in the car. Stations that are completely commercial free and rely on contributions from listeners usually play amazing old and new songs. Fordham University radio is probably my favorite station to tune into or stream online.
How would today’s music reflect the times we live in now?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1) This chapter gives an overview of the development of the music industry over time and the different genres of music that have been popular, as well as the progress that has been made throughout the industry.
2) The first part of this chapter describes the development of how music is stored. In 1850 people were able to conduct sound through hog's hair bristles, but wasn't able to play the sound back. By 2011, not only are we able to play music back, but also we are able to store it in what we call "the cloud". Throughout time, different types of music have become popular. Rock music was popular during the teenage years of my parents. Now, as we all know, a wide variety of music has become popular to the teens of today. An example of this is pop music. However, pop music is not only popular now, but it was also popular before the phonograph and the radio were even invented. In the 19th century, Tin Pan Alley was a popular place where sheet music was sold and the publishing of music began in the late 1880s. Selling and profiting from music sales is now a very popular and profitable business. Bands sign with labels that help them make and record their music as well as promote themselves and their music well enough so they will sell albums. Selling is the tricky part of the business, so as digital sales grew, CD sales fell. The sales of music and the types of music that are popular continuously change and will continue to progress as time goes on.
3) Music is an integral part of my life. Whenever I am in my dorm, the student center doing homework, or hanging out with friends, I am always playing music. Music can affect my mood, set the tone for the social situation I are in, and bring people together with such ease. It amazes me how much power and influence music has on people.
Chapter 5:
1) The radio is one of the most popular forms of medium and has developed and reinvented itself to follow the types of media that have emerged over the years.
2) The radio has developed and gotten better as time has passed because as technology has gotten better, everything around it had to adapt in order to keep up. The early forms of radio were items like the telegraph, and we have obviously evolved since then. For example, every car has a radio, but as the Internet became popular, radio has to evolve and now it is also available online. The radio also had a big impact on World War I. Soldiers were able to communicate from ship to shore. The Radio Act of 1927 created the Federal Radio Commission (FRC). The job of the members of FRC was to address the problems that were created by the license and negotiate channel problems. Everyone wanted to have a radio channel and there was only limited frequency space available. The radio was a popular form of communication in 1927, and still is in 2014.
3) I don’t normally listen to the radio unless I am in my car, but even when I am in my car all I have to do is plug my phone into the auxiliary cable and I can play any song that is stored on my phone. I used to listen to Pandora online radio, but I got sick of the commercials and limited number of skips allowed on the site. I would much rather choose the music that I want to listen to.
Chapters 4&5:
How much impact does music have on a person's daily life?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1.This chapter provides an overview of the sound recording technology and new-born genres that have evolved into the type of music we hear today, along with the way we receive it.
2. Recording and listening to music did not always come as easy as it does now with the iPods, iPads, laptops, and software we use to listen to our music today. As early as 1850, people like Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, began experimenting with techniques to record sound. De Martinville's discovery that a hog's hair bristle as a needle could record sound, soon led into the development of the phonograph by Thomas Edison. Edison discovered that by repositioning the needle used to record his own voice over the grooves left on a piece of tin foil, could play back voice. The discovery of playing back audio gave way into the invention of the gramophone,then to victrolas (record-players), and then eventually to CD's. Compact Discs, however, developed out of cassette tapes, which grew to be very favorable because of their portability. In 1992, sharing music online became popular with the MP3 format sharing, and in 1999 the creation of Napster a file-sharing service, reinvented the way music was distributed online. Eventually, in 2003, Apple convinced Napster to relocate, and out of that came iTunes, which has become the leading music retailer today, and sells 38.2% of all music purchased in the US.
3. I directly related to the way music evolved to being owned physically to owning it virtually. As a kid, I remember sharing a room with my “tween” sister who had tons, and tons of cd's. When she reached middle school, and I two years later, the cd's on our (or her) rack had grown dusty, as we shifted from buying cd's to downloading our music off of Limewire (which, at the time, had no idea it was illegal. Or at least I didn't). Now, at eighteen years old, I can honestly say that I do not own one CD, whereas my older sister's (who are 30 and 26) have an array of their favorite cd's packed away in folders. And to be even more honest, I do not even own any music virtually; I use Spotify, Youtube, Pandora, and 8tracks to listen to music.
Chapter 5:
1. Simply starting as a means of ship-to-shore communication, the invention of broadcasting marked a turn in radio as a form of communication to a booming medium that greatly influenced society's culture.
2. Samuel Morse was the first to utilize the telegraph as a “practical system,” and when he found a way to transmit electrical impulses through a cable to reception points, his development of morse code allowed for the transmission of news and other messages. Next came a key development in wireless transmissions, when James Maxwell theorized the existence of electromagnetic waves, and later theorized radio waves. When Guglielmo Marconi received a patent on wireless telegraphy in 1896, it sparked the formation of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, which installed wireless technology on many naval's and private commercial ships. Wireless Telephony was later developed by Lee De Forest which was soon called radio. From there, other key developments like the formation of radio corporations and broadcasting made radio into what it is today.
3. My connection to this chapter can be greatly defined in the way I have evolved from radio to internet radio over the years. Before I discovered Pandora, I listened to the radio all the time in the car, usually blasting my favorite station 102.7 Kiis FM, hosted by Ryan Seacrest. When I noticed that the same songs would play consistently and on other channels, I grew tired of the radio, and became a huge fan of Pandora—a place where I could customize my own stations and not hear the same songs over and over again.
4. Is it likely that radio will one day disappear altogether?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1. Music Culture in the early 90’s to present day was shaped by the MP3 format and the general buying single songs instead of albums.
2. In 1992 MP3s allowed for file sharing with various people and various devices. This became possible with the increase of the popularity of the internet. CD’s began to become obsolete. Then you have sites such as iTunes which were invented purely to allow people to purchase songs by themselves. Sites like this made being full CD’s obsolete, introducing a new way to buy and listen and share music. Then there are sites like Pandora which make it obsolete to own CD’s or songs at all. These sites make there no need to own music at all because there is a massive amount of music loaded to a “cloud” which you can access for free with a username and password. So why even buy songs?!
3. I have a Spotify account and an iTunes and a Pandora account. I used the iTunes account back a while ago. I don’t use this account much anymore. I use Pandora, Sirius and Spotify more often now. I never really used the MP3 format. I also used to buy CD’s back when that was all you could get your hands on. I also own a few vinyl records.
Chapter 5:
1. The evolution of radio through the years; from broadcast, cable, to satellite and how they all are competing against one another for business today (the battle of wired and wireless technology in some ways).
2. AM and FM radio stations are not listened to nearly as much anymore, nor nearly as popular anymore as Satellite radio. HAM radios were some of the most original radio music-talk communication forms out there. Soon replaced by the, still current AM and FM radio streams. Soon after the AM and FM radio, talk radio came into existence and become popular. This is how many people listen to sports and news, amongst other things. Podcasting soon came to exist after talk radio, as well as radio stations being available online at any time anywhere you go. Satellite and HD radio are both forms of radio that are available online to be streamed at any time anywhere you are.
3. I have a Sirius subscription so I am able to listen any time anywhere. I am able to get a signal wherever I am, which is very nice. I remember when, and I still do listen to the FM radio, that you would be driving and the radio station would cut out randomly. It would just drop in the middle of your favorite song, I hated that!! I am a constant channel changer. If the station isn’t coming great or it is not a song I like I change the channel.
Chapter 4 and 5:
4. How do MP3’s evolution and radio’s evolution affect each other, is there a direct relationship?
Chapter Four:
ReplyDelete1.Chapter four focuses on the progression of the music industry over the years, including a few small setbacks it has encountered.
2.In 1850, the first sound experiments were conducted by using a hog’s hair bristle as a needle. Though this could not play back the sound, this came later on in 1880 with Edison’s phonograph. The progression of sound recording has brought us to today’s iTunes which gives us many opportunities to download and play music. However, the Internet has had a huge impact on music, allowing people to pirate music off of the Internet instead of paying for it.
3.I have always loved music, and the invention of the iPod and iPhone now allow me to bring that passion to my fingertips. I remember having a Walkman when I was younger which I thought was the coolest thing, but now with iPods you don’t have to keep track of all of your CDs. Since I am a dancer, the ease of an iPod has been very convenient in the dance studio.
Chapter Five:
1.This chapter explores the evolution of the radio.
2.In 1920, the radio shifted from narrowcasting to broadcasting, The Radio Act of 1927, which brought “order to chaos,” stated that licensees could not own their channels. However, they could only license the channel as long as they proved to satisfy public interest. The most influential inventor in radio, Edwin Armstrong, developed FM radio in the 1920s.
3.If it weren’t for the radio in my car, I probably wouldn’t listen to the radio much at all. If I want to listen to music outside of my car, I always use my iPhone and plug it in to a speaker. I have the ability to do this in the car as well, which I do often, but I enjoy listening to the radio sometimes also.
4. Will iTunes and iPods/iPhones eventually overrule and swipe out the radio?
ReplyDeleteChapter 4
1. Song recordings and popular music have evolved and grown with our culture, mirroring and sometimes influencing our values and lifestyles
2. Sound recording began in the 1850s with a hog's hair bristle needle and a funnel and evolved into Edison's phonograph, the gramophone, the flat disk, shellac records, audiotapes, compact disks, and finally, the MP3. The invention of the MP3 created a new problem of illegal file sharing for the music industry. Websites like Napster allowed people to skip the middle man of paying the producer, music label, and artist, and get tracks for free. Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the music industry in many cases against internet music file sharing, sites continue to go up and become popular. Popular music changed through the years from the British Invasion of the Beatles to rock to punk rock to hip-hop to pop. Each of these genres was confronted with a backlash against them; rock was seen as too sexual, folk spoke out against social issues, and hip-hop was too violent. Today, many pop singers are seen as "manufactured" because they do not write any of their own music and much of their identity as an artist is invented by a team to get the highest income.The sale and the production of music has changed dramatically in the digital era. Production involves multiple people and recorded parts all coming together into one song, unlike the early days of music production where it was all recorded together. The digital era has also changed the main means of selling music from physical recordings of music to online versions sold on sites like iTunes.
3. I honestly can't remember the last time I bought music. For the past few years I have used multiple online music sharing websites, moving from one to another after they have gotten shut down. Although I do feel guilty sometimes about not giving money to the artists for their music, I can't imagine buying all the music I have. I think my mindset of getting music has changed from buying songs that I know I want and love to downloading any song that I want without thinking about it.
Chapter 5
1. Since it's invention, radio has been a medium that reaches huge amounts of people and as we have entered the age of digital media, the ways to consume radio have changed and grown.
2. Radio began with the telegraph and morse code, but with the discovery and understanding of electromagnetic waves and radio waves by James Maxwell, evolved into wireless telephony and finally radio. The first radio station was KDKA started in the 1920s but soon stations like AT&T, NBC, RCA, General Electric, Westinghouse, and CBS grew to control the air. Radio programs also changed as time went on, starting with evening programs and moving to Top 40 format radio to commercial and talk radio. Throughout its history, radio has followed and broadcasted large moments in our history like the Cox-Harding presidential election in it's early years, Roosevelt's speeches during the 1930s, and current cultural events. Today there are many ways to listen to the radio like satellite radio, HD radio, internet radio, and podcasts. This plethora of radio effects the music industry and the economy of music, charging controversy in the ownership of music and influencing what becomes popular.
3. I barely listen to the actual radio anymore. Part of the reason is because of the amount of adds that run on almost all radio stations which, although they are present, are used a lot less on online radio. I can also control the music I listen to a lot better with online radio either by skipping songs or by picking channels and singers that I know I like.
4.
ReplyDeletea. This chapter details the evolution of technology, and its impact on the music industry and the evolution of modern music.
b. “Music, perhaps more so than any other mass medium, is bound up in the social fabric of our lives“ (126).
“As various subcultures have intersected, U.S. popular music has developed organically, constantly creating new forms and reinvigorating older music styles” (128).
“From sound recording’s earliest stages as a mass medium, when the music industry began stamping out flat records, to the breakthrough of MP3s and Internet-based music services, fans have been sharing music and pushing culture in unpredictable directions” (150).
c. Personally, I have never been particularly interested in the history of music. I have always attempted to have an open ear for other types of music, but no matter how many times I listen to bluegrass, rap, hip-hop, and other genres of music, I always find myself coming back to the same kinds of music. Folk music, like that of Woodie Guthrie and June and Johnny Cash, as well as any variety of simple guitar-oriented music have always been my favorite. I like that much of what I listen to is not pop music found on the radio. Instead, the music companies that hold such sway, particularly for pop music, are not as blatantly impacting the artistic freedom of the artists I like most. The freedom of artists to play what they like, and express themselves the way that they do, is extremely valuable to me.
5.
a. This chapter outlines the history and evolution of radio.
b. “By pooling more than two thousand patents and sharing research developments, RCA ensured the global dominance of the United States in mass communication, a position it maintained in electronic hardware into the 1960s and maintains in program contents today” (164).
“In the 1920s, as radio moved from narrowcasting to broadcasting, the battle for more frequency space and less channel interference intensified. Manufacturers, engineers, station operators, network executives, and the listening public demanded action” (168).
“Although radio threatened sound recording in the 1920s, the recording industry adjusted to the economic and social challenges posed by radio’s arrival” (172).
c. I have always listened to the radio. When I was in middle school, I would listen to local pop stations and try to call in, at times. As I have gotten older, I still listen to the radio, but in different capacities than back then. My car has no CD player, so I find myself tuning into country stations for good driving music. I also use the radio in order to keep in tune with the world around me, by listening to NPR.
*How will continued changes in technology impact the future of radio and other music programs for people?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1.) The purpose of this chapter is to look at the development of modern music genres and their use as a form of social rebellion, as well as modern methods of music recording which gave birth to the industry today.
2.) The chapter begins with an exploration of the technology of the 1800's which allowed for the development of sold, recorded music as a medium and as an industry, such as the fist experimental recording done with a hogs hair needle on a disk coated in some odd chemical substance known as lamp black. It then moves on to look at the development of the phonograph by Thomas Edison, the graphophone and the record player. This section of the chapter finisehs with the development of digital recording methods such as the tape casette, the CD and the development of MP3's, as well as an exploration of the competition between records and radio, and the problems of illegal file-sharing services like Grokter and Napster, which allowed people to pirate music without paying for it.
The chapter then moves on to the subject of the development of pop music in the modern day, and the development of rock and roll in particular as it is so well known. It goes into how rock and roll challenged the status quo with androgynous stars and the marriage of musical genres from all walks of life in America. It also covers the difficulties of black rockers and blues artists whose work would be covered by white artists, before the covers became infinitely more popular, advertised and high-selling. It then also goes into the development of folk, punk and grunge from rock, with punk presenting more female stars, and finally the development of Hip-hop during the safe, not-terribly-rebellious disco era.
The chapter then finishes with an exploration of how money is made and how copyright works in the music industry, and an interesting section of the creation and history of Mbube, better known as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
3.) Honestly, none of this really relates back to me. I rarely listen to music, and when I do, I mostly listen to whatever music happens to have been uploaded to Youtube. I have no real interest in paying for music when I listen to it so rarely, and I am not interested in most popular musicians, simply because I don't have much of an interest in music. I find most modern pop-music rather boring and confusing, and generally stick to rock and techno, one of the few kinds of music I can (sometimes) appreciate from the modern day.
Chapter 5
Delete1.) This chapter explores the origins of radio, the efforts to regulate it during its rise to prominence, its development over the years, and its economic nature under growing corporations and conglomerates.
2.) The first part of the chapter is dedicated to the exploration of how radio was invented, looking at the discovery of radio waves by James Maxwell and Heinrich Hertz, the second of which proved the theories of the first. It then went on to be developed into a form of wireless communication, and then a new medium of entertainment on the public stage.
The second part of the chapter focuses on the further development of radio, such as the rise of corporations and the rise and fall of the RCA-NBC monopoly, as well as the all-important Radio Act of 1927, which made it so that nobody could truly own their radio waves, and could only license them from the public. This marked the beginning of the Golden Age of Radio, leading to popular ongoing serials like Amos'n'Andy, and the growing popularity of the medium for advertising music and advertising other things through soap opera's and radio shows that provided product placement.
The third and fourth sections of the chapter go into the later development of commercial radio and the economics of radio, respectively. It goes into the creation of FM radio by Edwin Armstrong, which provided clearer but shorter ranged broadcasting than AM radio, and the creation of Top 40 stations which provided the same music based on popularity on the charts, partially contributing to a tendency for popular music to grow more popular, and local and unnoticed music to go under the radar for great lengths of time, stifling the music medium. After a time, stations began specializing into different areas in order to more effectively make money from particular demographics, and eventually the production of internet radio.
The fourth section talks about Payola manipulation of playlists at stations, resulting in FCC investigations against them, and the collapse of the system when it was connected to organized crime in the 80's. Finally, it covers the shift from a variety of radio stations controlled by individuals, to the control of large swaths of the country by large conglomerates which could more effectively make those stations profitable while stifling the culture and threatening local stations by lobbying for their destruction to avoid “interference.”
3.) Once again, I'm not really affected. I never listen to the radio, and I have no real reason to- I hate talk shows and I don't like being told what songs to listen to. The only time I really listen to the radio is to provide some comforting noise in the car while I drive, in which case I might sometimes sing along. Since I've gotten to college though? I have no car, and thus no radio!
Chapters 4 and 5
1.) What trends can be seen in the development of musical genres that might help predict the nature of future varieties? Can this even be done? Are there any examples in history?
Chapter 4:
ReplyDelete1.Chapter four discusses the development of music, and how it has evolved through popular media over the years through the formation of different genres and recordings.
2.Music and sound recordings have evolved. The first experiments with sound recordings were conducted in the 1850s. Since then, sound recordings have blossomed from cylinders to disks, from phonographs to CDs, and eventually, with the creation of the Internet digitally.
Pop music, short for popular music, is a genre that appeals to a large section of the general public. Pop music has been around for a significant period of time, dating back before the phonograph and radio. Other genres that grew in popularity were jazz, and rock and roll. Jazz emerged out New Orleans when sheet music grew in popularity. The rock and roll craze hit in the mid-1950s and took music by storm.
Different genres emerged out of mainstream rock and roll. Genres such as punk, grunge and alternative rose to the surface, bringing forth a new type of rebellion. Punk rock rose in the 1970s, challenging musical regularities. Grunge and alternative followed in punk rocks footsteps.
3.I have always been very interested in music, as I am a performer myself. I like to explore the different genres, and find some more enjoyable to listen to than others. The music industry is a rapidly changing business, and as displayed in the chapter, different genres are made popular and then replaced by the next big thing.
Chapter 5:
1.Chapter five discusses radio, and its success as a broadcasting medium over throughout time.
2.The radio as we think of it today is a means of delivering entertainment. The radio has had a significant impact on daily living, and has helped military operations and served other important functions.
The RCA, or Radio Corporation of America, was founded in 1919. It was originally put together to “monopolize the wireless industry and expand American communication technology throughout the world” (163). The US controlled what was transmitted and received.
The radio began to evolve into more that just a simple means of communication. With the rise of television, FM radio was created to help save radio from its demise. FM offered static-free radio reception, and all around better quality than AM, making it ideal for music and other forms of broadcasting.
3.I still continue to listen to the radio today, even though it is slowly declining in popularity. I listen to it primarily in my car. The radio is being replaced with iPods and computers, and online radio mediums such as Pandora and spotify, which deliver just the music and cut the commercials that you would normally hear on the actual radio.
4. Music is constantly changing and being replaced by the next big, popular thing. How will music continue to evolve in the context of the literal music itself and the way it is broadcasted?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1. Music is extremely fluid as it reflects opinions and feelings on events that occur in the time that is created. As well, music has helped in the shaping of generations and remains to be of constant importance in our lives, so much so that we as consumers are shaping the way in which music is consumed.
2. I cannot find anything more striking in music reflecting the values of its times than the fact that prior to the civil rights movement that there were two separate charts that tracked popular music, the pop chart and the race chart. Black artist were unable to breach the gap and gain any recognition on the pop charts, however it was very common for white singers to cover popular r&b songs and have them gain popularity on the pop charts. Rock music had originally been considered rebellious and regarded as counterculture. By the 70’s it was seen as a part of the mainstream consumer culture, essentially defining itself by saying that it was not disco, with “Disco Sucks” as a popular term in the realm of rock at this time. Those who did not buy into the consumer rock of the era created their own genre of rebellion with punk rock and then later grunge. Music sales were once done with buying a physical object that provided the customer with the music that they wanted. The digitization of music, mainly the mp3, has greatly changed this. Rather than paying for anything consumers are able to quickly, easily, and illegally download anything that they want. The music industry is no longer making a huge profit off of music sales and now have to constantly adjust in finding a way of making a profit off of music sales.
3. From a young age I began listening to music on myspace and listening to artist and genres that I would have never heard otherwise on the radio. Most of my favorite bands are on indie labels or self-produce, I would have never head of them had I been plugged into the top 40 consumer culture of music that is in place today. I think the internet is a wonderful tool for the avid music listener, it provides endless opportunities to fulfill one’s musical taste.
Chapter 5
1. Chapter 5 focuses on the invention and growth of the radio and the industry that has developed around it.
2. It seems that everyman wanted to throw his hat into claim the name of “the father of radio.” Radio was revolutionary to its time. While multiple men were in the race to be the one to make wireless communication possible, not one of them could have imagine all of the possibilities that radio communication would present one day. By 1925 radio had become a mass medium, with some 5.5 million radios in use in American homes. The Golden Age of radio proved to be the basis of many television shows. Radio has been the only mass medium that has had essentially all of its commercial/entertainment elements stolen by another mass medium, TV. Clearly radio has proven its importance in our lives and its lasting power as it is still in use today after such an ordeal. Originally listeners of radio had turned into their favorite programs at set times. Today listening to radio has become something to do to fill silence and create some white noise, most popularly while driving. Radio broadcasting companies collect information about listeners to maximize their listening time as most listeners just scan until they find a song they like.
3. I have never personally been interested in listening to the radio. I don’t have my car on campus with me, but when I’m at home I rarely have the radio on while I’m driving. I’ve tried Pandora before but I didn’t like it very much.
Seeing as so few musicians seem to get air time on the radio, I’d like to know how most musicians today feel about radio play. How is one’s musical career affected by being played on the radio? Would there be negative effects (i.e. “selling out), or rather, because radio seems to be a minimal source of music consumption, would their fans/they themselves care?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1. This chapter focuses on the progression that music has undergone over the past few generations, as well as how the use of technology and culture has changed it.
2. The ability for artists to record their music has become much more affordable and easier to access in recent years, the advances of internet and recording technology have a major impact on this. Online streaming and file-sharing sites have made it much easier for artists to share their music with fans, however it has also caused some issue with the distribution of funds between artists, record labels, songwriters, etc. When computers come equipped with the technology that anyone can use to make music. There has been an increase in the music that is being made, as well as a change the techniques and sophistication that is used to produce the albums. The internet has also made it easier for people to get their music, not only through iTunes, but also by pirating the music; which can hurt the industry.
3. Music has always had a major impact on my family, as a child my parents would play their records over the home stereo system. At a young age they gave me my first tape player, which I used until it began to destroy my tapes. I have noticed the way music has changed over many years, from listening to my parent’s music to my own. The ease of access that my generation has to music is something that I find to be amazing,
Chapter 5
1. This chapter discusses the way that the radio has changed over the years, and how it is being used today.
2. The radio has had a pretty significant effect on the world as a form of communication. Starting with the first telegraph, which allowed for communication at enhanced speeds to internet radio that is being used today. At first radio waves were used for communication directly between two groups of people, whilst today it’s instead used for a group to often indirectly inform and entertain another group who’s not connected. The creation of FM radio waves was used in order to keep the radio up to date with the current technology.
3. Today I very seldom listen to the radio, honestly I don’t like any of the music that is being played on it. However I do on occasion use Pandora when I’m looking for new artists to listen to. To me the radio seems outdated, and when I have the ability to listen to music without getting advertisements forced at me I will take it.
Chapters 4 & 5
4. How much will music develop over the next couple generations, and what kind of impact will technology have on this development?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1.) This chapter is all about how the music industry has adapted and grown with technological advances and new media sources.
2.) In one of the side quotes, Amanda Palmer mentioned Kickstarter. Her idea that these types of funding site will help artists put new music out. I feel that these sites are a great way to get exposure for a product however I do not think that they are the right way to advertise and sell a product. There needs to be an official marketing and sales model in place, not just hoping for funding.
The discussion that arose in the MP3 and file sharing section about Napster and free music was interesting. It also related to the graph of the downfall of CDs and other sources of music. The free files changed the outlook of the music industry and caused major problems for the future.
The circle graph that showed the percentage of music owned by labels was surprising. The fact that one record company could own 40% of the business is scary. I thought that it could prevent the rise of many artists and that they could control who “made” it.
3.) During my childhood years I could remember going from CD players to the early Ipods. It was hard to listen to all of the music that I enjoyed because I did not have the CDs. After the early MP3 players came out, it was easy to download music and carry the tiny little device around. Along with this, I do not remember ever buying a song on itunes because sites like Napster and Limewire allowed free downloading.
Chapter 5
Delete1.) Chapter 5 is a timeline of how the radio has grown but it’s underlying goal has remained the same.
2.) Having major corporations controlling majority of the radio is alarming. It shows that it is very easy to selectively broadcast a certain agenda. It was interesting to see how NBC and CBS started it all through competitive business.
Internet radio caught my eye in this chapter. I did not realize that it has roots back to the early 1990s. Pandora and Spotify have recently taken off in popularity. The connection between the different types of mediums is interesting and could be looked at in extreme depth.
Looking at the chart of types of programs on the radio shows that there is a large split between categories. There isn’t too much domination of what the radio consists of. Having everything from news to music and sports is what the radio stands for for our culture.
3.) Radio has always been around in our lives. It favors more towards older generations now but I still listen to certain channels while I drive. The more popular use of the radio for the younger generations is internet radio because you can create stations based off of what the user choses. I commonly use Spotify and other sites to discover new music that I would have never come across.
How can the radio bond to reemerge as a strong economic business? What ways can we use this business to profit and benefit our lives?
Chapter 4
ReplyDelete1- The chapter discusses the evolution of the various ways of music distribution, as well as the changes, emergence and development of diverse genres of music.
2- As of 1887 Emile Berliner, looking to advance Edison’s phonograph, developed his own device calling it the gramophone and invented the flat disk for storing the voices records. In the early 1970’s, cassettes were brought into the scene following the rise of the rock and roll in early 1960’s.CD’s took over in the 80’s, after the emergence of Hip-hop, followed by the MP3, which dominated every other previous device, and making itself the sensation of the music industry thanks to Napester. iTunes being the last on the list of music distribution forms, hit sixteen billion downloads in 2012.
3- I have used cassettes, CDs, and MP3s throughout, if I may call it “my listening to music career,” MP3s are my favorites since it’s easy, using programs, to convert any audio file to an MP3 file and then store it on the cellphone and you’re good to go. CDs go along with driving, and they are just a lot of fun to make. I literally have made tens of mix CDs for driving short or long distances. Cassettes represent the pile of dusty plastic that I used to listen to.
Chapter 5
1- This chapter illustrates the development of the radio throughout the years of its emergence, peak, and standard current level.
2- It began when the american inventor Lee De Forest invented the telephony as a way of transmitting sound from one point to another, which was later put in use by the major american ships for communication. In 1922 the radio waves were used for advertisements up to 1926 when the first radio station, NBC, was created to later meet its rival CBS in 1928. Between 1930 and 1950 the radio had its peak, and was reinforced with the new format, FM, in early 70’s after suffering the TV effect. In 2004 broadcasting was developed and later in 2009 webcasting, which enabled users to listen to the radio through the internet.
3- I’m not a huge fan of the radio, and I rarely listen to it while driving if I was bored with the stack of CDs I have in my car. After coming to the United States, I found out about the specialized classical music stations, to which I tune in whenever I’m in a friend’s car since I don’t have a car here. However, I am not a typical radio fan.
Question: Knowing that sound travels in wireless waves and knowing that these waves harm the brain, could the technology develop a new format, or way to transmit sound waves without harmful effects on the brain?
Chapter 4.)
ReplyDelete1: This chapter provides insight into the development of the music industry along with the transformation of artists, genres and sounds.
2: Chapter 4 opens with the history of devices used to play and store music. Beginning with de Martinville's hog hair bristle recording invention on page 122, the chapter discusses the progression of these devices and their effects on both the recording industries and music itself. Following the age of record players, audio tapes and CD's, the digital revolution rendered the most previous technologies useless, as music became available electronically and thus followed portability. With the emergence of MP3 players came a number of disputes over music rights and sharing capabilities, as the book mentions on pages 127-128. The next section of the chapter touches on the evolution of genres and sounds. Pop music as mentioned on page 128 gained its name around the turn of the century, after a growth in production of piano sheet music. As the sheet music grew in popularity, numerous genres emerged, including jazz and rock&roll. The chapter then concludes with digital age of music and the current industry. Page 147 discusses instances of copyright and recording infringements. The video "Wedding Dance Entrance" to Chris Brown's "Forever" is an example of a copyright issue surrounding a record labels, as the initial video contained an unauthorized version of the song. The end result however included a $70,000 gain in ad revenue, as Sony granted permission to allow Youtube to keep the video up.
3: The development of technologies capable of playing music is very interesting to me. Although the digital format has changed very little over its years of existence, the initial change is where my interest stems. The thought of being able to play songs digitally and at the press of a button amazes me, although it's something I tend to take for granted. When I had my old Ipod Classic I was amazed by its capabilities for playing and storing music. Now however, I am limited to the radio and all the awful pop music it has to offer, as my Ipod has taken a leave of absence.
4: Has the newly digitalized music industry made it more or less difficult for small bands to get discovered?
Chapter 5.)
Delete1: This chapter discusses the developments of the radio industry and the effects of new media on it over the past years.
2: Beginning with the introduction of radio, chapter 5 discusses the development of radio since its foundation with Morse's telegraph of 1844. With the introduction of radio waves came the emergence of radio stations and shows and thus an improved means for communication and gaining information. Though first taking off as a means for ship to shore communication, radio soon developed into a more common medium, as it became more popular during the turn of the century. As listeners today have to deal with ads, so did listeners in the early 20th century. In 1922 the first advertisements were broadcast causing subsequent disputes over air wave pollution. By the mid 1960s radio became largely replaced by television, however its popularity as an easily accessible source of entertainment continued. With the introduction of FM transmission in the 1970s radio regained much of its popularity as the invention allowed for clearer and higher quality sound. In the past decade internet and satellite radio have taken off as forms of entertainment. With the introduction of Podcasts and internet radio stations such as Pandora and Spotify listeners have been able to hear more sounds then ever before, yet they still must deal with advertisements, just as past generations of listeners did.
3: I'm a big fan of internet radio. I generally use Spotify whenever I feel like listening to music, after class, before skiing, or before bed. Unlike typical radio I am able to select the songs I want to hear with minimal advertisements. When I listen to the radio, I generally can't stay on a station for more than a few minutes. Between the lack of music in my taste and the advertisements, I'm left to either turn it off, or switch to NPR. Over the years, I have come to use radio more for keeping up with current affairs than music. NPR is my go to station, as it combines music, storytelling, interview and news with no ads.
4: I can not stand the majority of pop music played on the radio. It seems like the sound has remained the same for a decade. Where is it headed in the future?
Ch 4
ReplyDelete1) This chapter is about how music is more than just another medium and how music has been able to change throughout generation yet still connects older and younger generations
2) This chapter tells us how that along with the changes in technology so has music changed with the technology. The changes we have experienced along the way are shown on a timeline on pg 123. The chapter also tells us how that music has become a protest point for many generations and genres throughout history. We can also see in this chapter how music has affected the lives of minority groups throughout history. We see how oppressed people have used it as an outlet from their oppression.
3) The technology of music is always changing. In my life alone I can remember using cassettes and even eight –tracks at my grandparents. Then I went through the whole CD craze and thought that was going to last. That was until MP3’s came along and that has made another huge change in the music industry.
Ch 5
1) From this chapter we are shown how radio is a medium that is always adapting to the time and technology its around
2) This chapter shows us the history of radio and how it has changed drastically over the years. We see how radio started out a government tool used for transmitting orders and coordinates over long distances. Then we also see how radio has changed in to a commercial entertainment medium. We saw how radio was first used commercially to broadcast news and stories over the air. Then we saw how it adapted to the introduction of not only the television but also the Internet. It seems that radio is a medium that has always been able to change with the times and struggles it is confronted with.
3) In the world of instant music with Internet and satellite radio I still tend to find myself using the radio more often. When I was younger I couldn’t stand listening to the radio because of the commercials and constant channel changing to find a song I liked. But as I have grown so has my taste in music. I’ve found that the radio gives me the perfect medium to soothe the constant need for musical change, whether it be reading a book or driving in the car I can always change the station with as many “skips” as I want, unlike those internet radio providers.
Ch 4 & 5
4) Will music and radio be able to change and handle the changes in technology that will inevitably come along?
Ch. 4
ReplyDelete1) This chapter discusses the importance of music in media and how it has changed over time.
2) Music has evolved so much in the past century; from the phonograph in 1877 to iTunes in 2012. The phonograph was the first piece of equipment that could actually play back sound. Now, over a hundred years later, we can pick and choose from billions of songs on iTunes and other music websites. Dividing the profits has become a large issue because online streaming, whether illegal or legal, has become much more affordable and is much easier to access.
3) As a kid I loved my CD collection, but then it seemed that one day that all changed. Kids at school has some basic mp3 players with hundreds of songs at their finger tips. I had to have this new technology because of the conveniences of it. It didn't skip when you run, it could hold hundreds more songs, and it was easy to get more songs onto it. After I got my mp3 player I used online streaming sites to get music for free. Much different than the age of CD's and earlier.
Ch. 5
1) This chapter shows how radio adapts to new environments in time; while always staying important in media.
2) Many programs that we know today, like CBS and NBC, were initially started on the radio. The first weather reports on radio were in the 1920's. The radio in the 20's and 30's was just like what the television is to us today. Family's would gather around the radio at a given time and listen to a story for fifteen minutes. This has evolved into hundreds and hundreds of shows all going on simultaneously, with more options than in the past. We know have satellite and HD radio, which give so many more options than the conventional radio.
3) Radio is actually still a big part of my life. This is because my Ford Explorer's tape and CD drive do not work. If I want to listen to music in the car then I have to find something I enjoy on the local radio. This can get annoying when I am traveling, especially traveling to and from home in MA. What I really want that would solve the problems is an aux port that I would be able to hook my ipod into. Even with all the evolution in technology there is still a place for local radio. My roommates and I even listen to the radio for the school radio show which can be fun because we hear a lot of our friends.
Ch.4-5
4) When will satellite radio take over conventional radio, as online streaming has taken over CD's?
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4.) Popular music has become a commercialized aspect of our identity as a status symbol. As digitized recording ushers in a new era of modernized and increasingly technologically dependent tunes, music no longer restricts itself by genre but instead through marketing algorithms. Classic Jazz and Rock records symbolizing the struggles and perseverance of musicians, especially african americans, no longer dominate 'pop music'. Emphasis today is placed on image, marketability, and brand because that's what our society incentives. Bruno Mars may be able to retire after the Super Bowl, but he's no Coltrane. A musician can give themselves the appearance of talent and prestige through an expensive marketing campaign and those are the names that tend to dominate pop music for the most part.
ReplyDelete"What", a comedy show by Bo Burnham works brilliantly as a deconstruction for a classical comedy act. It's ironic, hilarious, and even bitter. One of the songs in his act, "Repeat Stuff", can be interpreted as a satire of the pop music industry as a whole. 'Appeal to as a large an audience as possible, find something catchy and appealing even if it's a tad cliche, and then directly target the most profitable audience (mostly pre-pubescent girls in his case). Pop music today is a commodity, not an expression of critical thinking combined with harmonization.
5.) Radio's influence on society has varied widely since its introduction as a result of the presence of other media.
Radio has been a largely malleable medium that has been forced to adapt as more popular forms of media emerged. Originating in telegraphs and as a communications tool for the military the radio began as any other medium does, a method of passing along information and telling a story. In 1922 the first commercialized radio stations were introduced. Eventually amateur radio enthusiasts and small scale stations were replaced with corporations involved in other forms of media other than radio. Broadcasting became a source of competition between radio and television that led to the development of FM radio, talk radio, and most recently the formation of podcasts, or individuals doing their own radio show. Broadcasting and advertising led to the formation and evolution of radio as method of passing on information to what is now a global market dominated by oligarchy.
The radio has always been that 'other' medium for me. The thing that came with the toy that I left behind the couch before I turned on the television. Why not play Cd's, listen to my ipod, or do a quick search on youtube before resigning myself to listen to the radio? Do people even turn them on outside of their cars anymore? I always saw it as television that required imagination: a medium that lacked visuals could never truly be compared to the internet or even television as its identity has changed so drastically over the past century.
Has the internet created a culture that prioritizes monetization too highly?