People's access to music would influence when and where they listened to music. In the beginning of the 20th century the only way to access music was through a phonograph which was expensive and only available to the upper-class at first. It also wasn't the best quality and was hard to hear at times. Edison patented the phonograph on February 19, 1878. Either they listen through that, or they would go to a performance which could be pricey, and they don't always have one when you crave music most. Also they had to buy each individual record which were large and pricey. The cost of a record was about $0.25. To us, that sounds cheap but to put it into comparison a haircut and shave were about $0.30, a dozen eggs cost $0.29, and milk was about $0.10 a quart.The Amberola I phonograph was introduced in 1909, a floor-model luxury machine with high-quality performance.
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Now, in the 21st Century people listen to music all the time. We have portable music players, like ipods, where we can store hundreds of songs and listen to them anywhere. The access to music changes many things. New songs get spread around faster and people can share their music or look up any music they want to hear at anytime. Music is played through radios, on buses, in elevators and buildings and much more. Music is a big part of peoples everyday life and can be heard all over the place.
New technology can even be used to make music easier!
Music used to be a social thing were people would gather to listen to music together, but in the 21st century with hand-held music devices and ear buds people tend to listen to music alone. Also, they use music as a way to zone out other things around them which takes away from the social aspect of music.
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