Chapter 5 Flashcards
nickelodeon
a phonograph or player piano operated by inserting coin, originally a nickel.
acoustic
a sound that is not electronically amplified.
Victrola
the trade name for an early phonograph.
high fidelity
accurate reproduction of natural sound.
gospel
derives from white and black southern church hymns.
blues
music from black slaves in the South, which was characterized by specific chord progressions and moods.
bluegrass
came from white music in the South and Appalachia, building on Irish and Scottish instruments and traditions.
hybridizing
genres or music blends different traditions into a new form.
covers
artists’ performances of others’ songs.
disc jockey
a radio station announcer who plays records and often emphasizes delivery and personality.
payola
when record companies gives bribes to DJs to get their records played.
copyright
the legal right to control intellectual property. with it comes the legal privilege to use, sell, or license creative works.
mp3
a sound digitization and compression standard, short for mpeg-2 layer 3.
electromagnetic recording
a method of storing information as magnetized areas on a tape or disk.
stereo
splitting recorded sound into two separate channels.
aac
advanced audio coding.
mashup
combines several audio and/or video segments or tracks into a new creation.
