MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Maybelle Carter, Wdia, Amplitude Modulation
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Carter family: folk influenced by string bands. Melody that is played really low with chords that are played on top: career from 1927-1956, ex. Keeping on the sunny side, 1927: changing time signatures (counting in 3 or 4) Western swing: term for bob wills and his texas playboys (1934 late 1940s, changes in instrumentation. It wasn"t until 1933/1934 when eclectic guitars were available. Invented late 1920s; first commercial production later: 1st e-guitar: adolph rickenbacker, lap steel guitars, rickenbacker electro instruments, designed the adolph, has a current that runs through the foil, as the current runs through it the sound changes and. Its capturing the sounds in a new form: pickups: capture sound of strings, transforms the sound into fluctuation in electricity sends the electricity to the amplifier. Jukebox and charts influence radio programming: these charts start influencing radio programming, radio only promotes songs that are already popular shrink in the number of really popular tunes.
