Tin Pan Alley

What was Tin Pan Alley?

• A great bowling alley in Kansas City

• An alley in New York filled with stores that sold tin goods.

• The center of music publishing in New York City from the 1890s through 1950s

What are song pluggers?

• People who repair musical instruments
• People who write song lyrics
• People who promote songs to the music industry
• People who sell music albums

The right to control who publishes your music is called:

• Royalty-free

• Copyright

• Pact

• Custody

Tin Pan Alley got its name because the sounds were similar to banging on:

• Tin drums

• Pianos

• Windows

• Tin pans

Tin Pan Alley continued throughout much of the 20th century as the center for:

• Parades

• Singing Christmas carols

• Music publishing

• Scratch DJs

Copyright laws were passed to protect:

• Producers

• Record Labels

• Composers

• Hot dog vendors

Which song was the first mega pop hit from Tin Pan Alley?

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game
• After the Ball
• Sweet Adeline
• My Wild Irish Rose

During the Tin Pan Alley era, what determined the popularity of a song?

• The number of radio plays
• The number of sheet music sales
• The artist's popularity
• The song's duration

What played an important role in selling sheet music during the Tin Pan Alley era?

• Television commercials
• Social media advertising
• The cover illustration

• Radio broadcasts