HISTORY OF MUSIC LEISURE TECHNOLOGIES

By. Melissa Torgerson

Music Technology: in a term that refers to all forms of technology within the musical

arts, particularly the use of electronic devices and computer software to

facilitate playback, recording, composition, storage, and performance.

PHONAUTOGRAPH Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinsville Invented in 1850’s Discription Neg. and Pos. Functions

Phonograph

Thomas Edison 1877 How it worked Functions

Why it was better than the Phonautoograph

Record players A gramophone record, commonly

known as phonograph record, vinyl record, or simply record.

Used for commercial music reproduction, during most of the 20th century.

2.9 million units shipped in 2008

Boombox & Cassettes , CD’S

Boom box’s were born late 1970’s. (became more advance up until late 1980’s)

Features Significance Effects Benefits

I-pod Apple announced the release of the I-pod

Oct. 23, 2001. Features Significant Benefits Effects

Internet and music technologies

I-tunes/Ipods YouTube Computers

Why music technologies are so important to us?

Create job Over 300,000 jobs have been given out, due

to the Apple Ipod. Apple Ipod- reached 9.6 billion in profit.

Provides entertainment Portable Relaxation Handy device to have.

Negitives to developing new technologies

Money/costly Always going to be something

newer/better Huge distraction (in some cases)

Works Citied www. Appleipod.com www. Hisotyofmusic.com. James Lafert.

The art of all music. Oct. 2006. Encyclipedia.com/musichistory.com www. Youtube.com/history of music

devices.