Summarize the history of recording.

Summary should include

• first recordings
  • written documentation
  • player pianos
  • scratching into photographic paper
  • Thomas Alva Edison’s experiments with the phonograph
  • Valdemar Poulson’s invention of the telegraphone
  • introduction of sound to film
• the creation of commercial radio
• the creation of a distribution model for recorded material (i.e., records)
• the invention of electronic musical instruments (e.g., electric guitar, Hammond organ)
• the development of recording techniques (e.g., new microphone technology, multitrack recording capability)
• the improvement of the consumer listening experience (e.g., high fidelity, long play [LP] albums, stereo)
• digital technology, including improvements in recording and distribution
• the move from physical product to downloads and streaming.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is a gramophone, and how does it function?
• What are three significant ways commercial radio has evolved?