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WorksheetsRecording & Radio
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 26mins
As late at the 1890s no middle class home had recorded music.
True
False
In 1890s HOW DO YOU THINK PEOPLE KNEW WHAT THE LATEST/GREATEST MUSIC TRENDS were?
Records
Church Shows
Traveling Musicians
Preachers
What type of instrument did most middle class homes have?
Guitar
Violin
Piano
Voice
Which of the following is not a way that records shaped the music industry?
Playing time was set by manufacturers of the records to about three minutes so the popular song format had to change.
Songs were written and recorded in home studios
Less demand for sheet music
Songs became more complicated - bc they didn’t have to play songs that could be played at home by a less qualified musician
After the onset of records, what helped skyrocket sales of records?
New Musicians
Shorter Songs
More Complicated Music
Dance Craze
During the 1920s which two broadcast stations were created to end AT&Ts monopoly?
NBC and CBS
NBC and ABC
CBS and NFL
CBS and CW
In1923, WEAF in New York accepts the first “radio ad" which was the first advertisement in media.
True
False
In 1934, the FCC is formed. What does FCC stand for?
Federal Company of Commissions
Federal Communication Company
Federal Communication Commission
Federal Communication Cap
Newspapers fear that the immediacy of radio news will drive them out of business. They refuse to let radio stations read from their pages until after the papers hit the streets.
True
False
Sitting in a restaurant, a radio businessman, in the mid 1950s, noticed how teens would always play the same songs over and over again on the jukebox. How did that effect radio programming?
Radio started broadcasting at diners
Radio changed its format to to short, repeated playlist
Advertisements were cut out
Teenagers were brought in to host the radio show
What was the driving force for radio ads to switch to "spot radio" meaning advertisements became thirty second spots and one minute spots?
To make more money
To lessen the control of sponsors
To include more sponsors
All of the above
How did sound effects in early radio broadcast enhance the story being told?
helped to paint the picture of what was happening in the scene.
Helped the story come to life
Made the story more entertaining
All of the above
What radio broadcasted show did we listen to for sound effects?
The Lone Ranger
Dazed and Confused
Gun Smoke
The Principal Show
Which musician was at the top of the radio charts in the 1950s helping radio soar?
Ariana Grade
Elvis Presley
The Monkeys
Bob Dylan
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down.
How are the lyrics, above, reflective of what was happening in society in the 60s?
People had began protesting the war in Vietnam
People were upset about the tax increase
People were upset about children playing music
People were protesting marriage rights
Which of the songs below is one we discussed as being reflective of society at the time?
Bob Dylan, Times they are A'changing
Bob Dylan, Forever Young
Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody
Bob Dylan, Hurricane
What is name of the recording studio in Muscle Shoals, AL?
Outright Records
Famous Recordings of Alabama
Fame Recording Studio
Rick Hall's Studio
Which artist did not record at the recording studio in Muscle Shoals?
Etta James
Aretha Franklin
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
What did Percy Sledge do for patients at a local hospital in Alabama that got him recognized?
took care of them
brought them their meals
worked as a nurse who played guitar
sang to them
What was considered unique to the times about Aretha Franklins band that recorded at the Muscle Shoals studio?
They could play multiple instruments
They were all white men
They were men and women
They didn't sing any backup
In the early 60s two British Rock Bands leapt on to the American music scene quickly soaring to the top of the radio chart and helping the industry grow. What were the two bands?
The Beatles and Elvis Presley
The Beatles and Pink Floyd
The Beatles and Bob Dylan
The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
What is a function of music ?
To lift the spirit
To tell a story
To protest something
To sell a product
All of the above
What was one of the main reason the FCC was formed?
To regulate against false advertisements
To make money
To pay radio stations for promotions
None of the above
Which in NOT one of the four defining features of radio?
It's UNIVERSAL
It's SUPPLEMENTAL
It's FUNCTIONAL
It's PORTABLE
When did Hip Hop hit the radio?
1970s
1980s
1990s
It's been there all along.
What was the first hip hop song to air on the radio?
Rappers Delight
Gangster Paradise
Rappers Paradise
Uproar
The 1990s in radio brought on the digital era. How did that challenge radio?
People stream music and don't listen to radio as much
People expect free music - without ads
Radio networks had to adapt and offer streaming services
All of the above
