Inventions in Music
From the Monochord to MP3s
Art and Invention
Reading Level: 8
Interest Level: 8-12
Music?s roots begin at the dawn of humanity, when the earliest humans used rudimentary sounds to communicate for survival. Inventions in Music: From the Monochord to MP3s traces the evolution of music through technologies that shaped the medium: the monochord, the phonograph, magnetic tape, and MP3 files. The book describes these inventions in chronological order, considers their influence on one another, and examines these innovations? impact beyond music.