T of M: Chapter 4

Technology in the music realm seemed to be culture changing for most people. Something as basic as having a piano in the house seemed to be a big deal to everyone. Women having more skills than just keeping house. Take a look at the evolution of the piano and how it was accessible to middle class people http://www.concertpitchpiano.com/Evolution.html

When the idea of being able to record music arrived on the scene, that completely changed the course in which music was taking. Here is a picture of what a gramophone would have looked like

Eventually technology with music brought music to be more accessible in the home by putting music on television. The very first music video shown on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKJHRisppCo
Obviously the graphics in which the video was recorded was not very advanced yet.