Unit 19 | Music in Society | Compare & Contrast |

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Unit 19 Music in Society Compare and Contrast In Pre-Industrial Britain, Music was not as readily available to anybody who wanted it, as technology was far more inferior than it is today which I guess goes without saying. There was no such thing as digital streaming, MP3 downloads or phones with YouTube, Napster, Spotify etc. In Pre-Industrial Britain you would hear Music in places such as Churches, National Anthem’s being sung and as there was a bigger community of workers in fields, builders or other labour jobs who would work together and make up songs to lighten the load of the labourers days. There are also songs from Military which date back to pre-industrial Britain which are more uniform in their lyrics and show a togetherness by using lyric’s that mainly use “We” instead of “I”. Folk music is another interesting form of pre-industrial British music as before technology became the foremost way of teaching and learning, a vast majority of the population were illiterate so by playing instruments and singing songs these musicians could get their stories passed along generations and generations without the need of writing down the lyrics or notes which were played. If a song has a catchy melody or interesting lyrics it is much more likely to carry on being learned and played by other musicians than a less interesting book or song. In Modern day Britain music is available almost anywhere you are as long as you have a portable media device such as Mobile Phone’s or MP3 Player’s. The invention of the Internet is a big contributor to Music being readily available to anyone who wants it as all you need to do with a computer and readily available internet connection is to go onto a website like Youtube or Spotify and you’re ready to listen to Music (of course you’ll need speakers or headphones). You no longer need to go to Church or a Major Sporting event to hear a large group of people singing hymns in choirs or national anthem’s as it is all so readily available at your fingertips. Studies have shown how singing songs while performing monotonous labour jobs has helped increase human psyche and morale. There has also been some study into work which requires a lot less physical labour but a lot more intellectual power and it shows that music is now a way of blocking people off and showing that you are busy and to not be disturbed or disrupted from your work if you are wearing headphones.

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  • Unit 19

    Music in Society

    Compare and Contrast

    In Pre-Industrial Britain, Music was not as readily available to anybody who wanted it, as technology was far more inferior than it is today which I guess goes without saying. There was no such thing as digital streaming, MP3 downloads or phones with YouTube, Napster, Spotify etc. In Pre-Industrial Britain you would hear Music in places such as Churches, National Anthems being sung and as there was a bigger community of workers in fields, builders or other labour jobs who would work together and make up songs to lighten the load of the labourers days. There are also songs from Military which date back to pre-industrial Britain which are more uniform in their lyrics and show a togetherness by using lyrics that mainly use We instead of I.

    Folk music is another interesting form of pre-industrial British music as before technology became the foremost way of teaching and learning, a vast majority of the population were illiterate so by playing instruments and singing songs these musicians could get their stories passed along generations and generations without the need of writing down the lyrics or notes which were played. If a song has a catchy melody or interesting lyrics it is much more likely to carry on being learned and played by other musicians than a less interesting book or song.

    In Modern day Britain music is available almost anywhere you are as long as you have a portable media device such as Mobile Phones or MP3 Players. The invention of the Internet is a big contributor to Music being readily available to anyone who wants it as all you need to do with a computer and readily available internet connection is to go onto a website like Youtube or Spotify and youre ready to listen to Music (of course youll need speakers or headphones).

    You no longer need to go to Church or a Major Sporting event to hear a large group of people singing hymns in choirs or national anthems as it is all so readily available at your fingertips. Studies have shown how singing songs while performing monotonous labour jobs has helped increase human psyche and morale. There has also been some study into work which requires a lot less physical labour but a lot more intellectual power and it shows that music is now a way of blocking people off and showing that you are busy and to not be disturbed or disrupted from your work if you are wearing headphones.