COMMUN 2100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dixie Chicks, Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Music Genome Project
3 May 2016
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Bluegrass music- white music in the south and appalachia. building on irish and. Broadcasting- must serve the public interest, distribution of content to a dispersed audience via mass communication medium. usually one using electromagnetic radiation (radio waves) Blues music- music by black slaves in south. characterized by specific chord progressions and moods. Radio waves- are composed of electromagnetic energy, and rise and fall in regular cycle. Gospel music- music derives from white and black southern church hymns. Golden age of radio- -radio was dominant medium for audiences in the 1920s-1940s. Nickelodeons- a phonograph or player piano operated by integrating a coin, originally a nickel. Effects of television on the radio industry- became a local medium and a music- driven medium. Payola- occurs when record companies give bribes to djs to get their record played. Mashups- combines several audio and video segments or tracks into a new creation. Radio no longer acts as a local medium.
