Sound Recording, Its History and Impact on Media in the 21st Century

The music shaped society during the 1900s, helping in the development of society’s social history. Music and society are highly influenced by one another. Music both inspires and motivates people to do what they feel is right. When we realize how they correspond with each other, it brings others together, for example, “On February 9, 1964, an estimated 70 million Americans tuned into the Ed Sullivan show”(Wong, 39), all different kinds of people in America came together to watch what was called “The Beatlemania”, which featured The Beatles. The Beatles inspired other music artists to push the way they play music in a new way. The more music being played, the more media it would receive, which would bring in more profits. Music is in every culture, such as, Christians who sued music as a praise to Christ, to thank him and worship his holiness. It is widely varied between all times, places and cultures. People express their emotions and ideas through their music. Music expresses people’s emotions, concerns, and feelings about situations like, the Civil Rights Movement.

Over the past weeks I have been adding sounds to a moving image clip. Research of the science behind sound and of professional sound recordist would be key, anything from microphone techniques to personal safety would need to be taken into account on the recording side, whereas an understanding of the software and tools within it would be needed for the sequencing.

After the Great Awakening, a religious and spiritual revival in the colonies, the unofficial United States aggressed a revolution against Great Britain, which won them a new government, freedom from an oppressive monarchy, and most importantly, their much earned independence. Eventually, slavery, a practice that had been used for decades before, became questioned. Congress was split sectionally on the issue, and soon the Civil War stuck. The north prevailed, and in 1865, the fight for abolition was over. Soon, reconstruction and industrialisation began to sweep the U.S. into its pre-war thriving economic condition, and new inventions popped up everywhere. Such inventions were one thing to improve the way we listen to music in the U.S. It empowered the citizens, changing tremendously in terms of genre

Even before the war, music was a large part of entertainment to the American people. In the article Music of the 1860’s, it mentions how people would go to concerts that would be performed by bands to listen to music.

What is the purpose of music in society? Foremost, in layman terms, music is just sounds. However, individuals then use these sounds as a medium in order to spread certain ideas and emotions across society. Naturally over time different types of music become associated with different communities; thus, this identification creates an overgeneralized interpretation of who these communities are and what they stand for. One prime example is the stereotype that jazz and swing was the music of the African Americans in 20th century Los Angeles. Even though it may be true, the stereotype does not give an answer as to why or how jazz and swing became to be known as “black music”. In order to answer these questions, it is imperative to know what conditions

Music has been widely popular throughout America since the nation’s creation, but ever since the 1920’s, it has become a daily part of our culture. Over the decades, new genres have been created, each as equally popular. Some examples would be jazz, blues, many kinds of rock, surf music, folk, soul, country, funk, disco, electronic, and hip-hop. Without music, today’s world would be very different. That’s why it’s safe to say that music has heavily influenced American society over the years.

To enforce mortality music continues to be censored, race was a factor in music censorship. In the 1950’s there was a new genre of music created, . Many older people considered this new genre of music a threat to society. “This phenomenon prompted moral authorities to take action”(Hall para.5).

Music was always very important to American society being no different from the civil war

Music is the root of everything and plays in the hearts of everyone. Music can display an important message in the words that are said. What seems to have been a pretty big theme across all genres is patriotism. When people think of patriotic music, they may think “Yankee Doodle” or “Star Spangled Banner” but patriotic music doesn’t necessarily mean it has to mention anything about a country; it could simply describe the love and beauty of a region or to defend beliefs that we as people may have. During the years between 1967 and 1995, probably some of the best music was produced. A few classic groups and individual artist such as, Lynryd Skynryd, Louis Armstrong and Lee Greenwood produced memorable

through major change. Music was viewed as an innocent luxury, and composers had to react

from the first audio recording on a cylinder in 1877, to development of radio in the 1920s and 1930s introduced tens of thousands of people to blues and country, and jazz music. The transistor radio and the record player enabled Over the next four decades, the music and the technology continued to evolve hand in hand, from the people to play their choice in music anywhere that they went. This technological growth only continued with the long-playing record and the eight-track tape to the Walkman and the MP3 player. Today we have the luxuries of satellite radios and music that can virtually stream naturally through our phones and computers. We can play any song in any order on demand, and with those kind of innovations it is safe to say that not only are we spoiled rotten, we have come a long way in a seemingly short period of time. Location especially for certain genres of music was huge for the growth of that genre and its social standing, the places that music stemmed from were the voice behind the voices, Harlem, Memphis, Seattle all hold a certain sound, and they are all very much in representation of the people that stem from

Music has played a vital role in human culture and evidence based on archaeological sites can date it back to prehistoric times. It can be traced through almost all civilizations in one form or another. As time has progressed so has the music and the influences it has on people. Music is an important part of popular culture throughout the world, but it is especially popular in the United States. The music industry here is, and has been, a multi-million dollar business that continues to play an important role in American popular culture. This is also a art form and business that is forever changing as the times and more importantly, technology changes. Technology has changed the way music is made as well as how it is produced,

The popular culture of music has changed dramatically over the course of sixty five years. Since this time, new genres of music have been introduced, existing genres have changed, and fixed stereotypes have been associated with certain genres of music. Music has become a major part of popular culture, and is portrayed almost everywhere in first world societies, including on television, radio, at shopping centers, sporting events and in every area of popular culture. Music has become a major part of popular culture, and continues to strive and develop into more and diverse areas of culture.

The role of music in society can be best imagined when one thinks of a world without music. Music serves as a personal

phonograph in 1877, people have felt the need to create and record music. People have different