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MACS 201 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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MACS 201what is the search term for library books for this course? - answerpopular music: history
and criticism
what is musicology? - answerstudy of aesthetics of music
what year marks the beginning of rock n roll as hit music? - answer1955
what are the three major record companies? - answerUniversal music group
Sony music
Warner music group
what is the pathbreaking book in the scholarly study of the sociology of popular music? -
answerSimon Frith, Sound Effects
What was the number 1 selling album 2017? - answerDivide by Ed Sheehan
In 18877 Thomas A Edison invented what?... - answerphonograph
what is a major record label? - answerlarge scale, pop music orientated, global scope,
aspire to be on top 40
what is an independent record label? - answersmall scale, specialized genre, local
music scene, don't aspire to be on top 40
What is the name of the specific indie label we talked about in class? - answerArts and
Crafts (Toronto based)
why did concert tickets used to be "cheap"? - answerbecause artists toured to promote
their CD's
What is the rock and example? - answera band works its way to the top through hard
work. ex: Bruce Springsteen
What is the talent pool and example? - answermusic industry chooses a photogenic
performer and grooms them for stardom ex. rihanna
what are the three other types of bands? - answerrevival bands: touring groups who
become nostalgic
supergroups: bands composed of previously successful musicians
virtual bands: groups that are represented by fiction characters
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