Recordings Response

I love listening music, so why not do a post about my opinion on the recordings lecture. Recordings have been around for a long time. I didn't know about the earlier recording devices like Edison's. I thought it was cool that Edison came up with this idea because it led up to today's modern day inventions. Music has a purpose to get a message out whether it's news or nonsense. Bards used to go from town to town sharing news through song. Music helps memorization.  The people could remember the tune and lyrics rather than a long message. When recordings came along you didn't have to be present to listen to the message. Berliner made recordings a mass medium. It helped the nation become unified because most of the population could listen to the same thing. This also softened the line between the wealthy and poor. Wealthy people weren't the only people who could enjoy a strings performance for example. Recordings were cheap because they were duplicable once Berliner invented the gramophone. Music can be used for many purposes that's why it's such a nifty tool. Recordings helped the music industry become more accessible to a variety of people.