Class 11 - Recordings & Radio

DISCUSSION: Students wrote as many music genres as they could think of, and we discussed which genres developed from sources that the musicians could have heard only through recordings (most of them). We discussed the wide influence of African roots on many American styles of music, including rock'n'roll. We looked at Wikipedia's list of music styles.

POWERPOINT: The history of formats, the growth of the recorded music industry. We watched the trailer for "Recording: The History of Recorded Music", Internet music collaborations, backmasking of Beatles songs and Internet music collaborations.


SHOW AND TELL: Edison's cylinder, shellack records, vinyl 45s and LPs, 8-track tape, and album of recordings of "Louis Louis" and a page from a book about the song and the FBI's investigation into its lyrics.

QUIZZES - Students will complete the quizzes for Chapter 7 - Recordings and Chapter 8 - Radio online. Click on the link. At the end of the quiz, e-mail the results to yourself and to me. If you do not see a confirmation pop-up, copy-and-paste your entire quiz and e-mail it to me. These quizzes are due Sunday Oct. 31 at midnight. Scary!