Music Evolution!

Music Evolution!. . , Audio Formats , Here are some ways music has been recorded and listened to over the years! If you were born in the 80's you probably listened to music on cassette tapes. Today you can listen to music on CDs or even your phone! How do you listen to music? , , LP Records , Introduced in 1948, music was recorded on vinyl records. Record machines had needles that looked like the bench in this plaza! , , Compact Cassette , Compact cassettes, or "tapes," were introduced in 1963. You could actually record your own music! , , 8-Track , Analog tape became popular media format in 1965. You could skip positions on the track though it wasn't always to the beginning of songs. , , Compact Disc (CD) , Compact discs for music were created in 1982 by Sony. We still use these today! , , Digital Audio , Digital audio files, like the MP3, were introduced to the world in 1995. Today we use digital audio files to listen to music on iPods, smartphones, and computers. , , Music Genres , A musical genre is a category that identifies a piece of music as belonging to shared conventions. Some genres of music include classical, blues, rock, country, rap, latin, and pop. What genre of music do you listen to? , , Making Music Do you know how to make music? Today, some people can create music using computers or other electronic devices. Other people make music by playing a musical instrument! Can you play an instrument? Try out the instrument here to create your own melody! , , Where Am I? , Look at the pavement below your feet! Can you find where it matches one of the audio formats listed above? Look really close!