Chapter 7 - Audio

Music and Talk 

Assignments

Bring to class Thursday: Quiz 7 (Audio) take-home. If you don't turn it in Thursday, you can make it up when we have quiz makeups after Chapter 8

Reading: Chapter 8 (Movies) for Thursday Oct. 23

Blog 4: Topic will be audio or movie. I will post it and discuss in class Thursday.

We discussed in class:

The history of recorded sounds and transmissions, back to the telegraph and Thomas Edison. We looked at format war winners and losers. I talked about the history of rock'n'roll as a meeting point of rhythm & blues and hillbilly music. We watched Elvis Presley sing "Hound Dog" and swing his hips in a way that was disturbing to some people back in the 1950s. Here's a video that compares Elvis and Michael Jackson dancing.

Students discussed the radio stations or Internet or satellite radio they listen to, and the issue of piracy.

Here's the movie "The Last Signals" about the Titanic's telegraph operators that I wanted to show a clip from. I will add this to pre-approved movies for the extra-credit Movie Report.