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Sound American Memory Primary Sources

Sound American Memory Primary Sources. By Robert Pettis. Musical Primary Sources. Vocal Example: Old Sam Finley had a pig Instrumental Example: Recollections of 1861-65 (Trumpet Solo) Sound effects Example: Imitations of Animals. Nonmusical Primary Sources. Speeches

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Sound American Memory Primary Sources

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  1. SoundAmerican MemoryPrimary Sources By Robert Pettis

  2. Musical Primary Sources Vocal Example: Old Sam Finley had a pig Instrumental Example: Recollections of 1861-65 (Trumpet Solo) Sound effects Example: Imitations of Animals

  3. Nonmusical Primary Sources Speeches Example: Safeguard America! Narratives Example: The Arkansas Traveler Interviews/Oral History Example: Charles Mangrum's first day at Kalkstein Silk Mills

  4. Collections that Contain Sound Files Handout: American Memory Collections: Sound Recordings Note: • = Collection Connections available with teaching resources

  5. Sound File Formats Types of Formats in American Memory • .wav (WaveForm) • .mp3 (MPEG 2, Layer 3) • .rm .ra .ram .rmj .rms (RealAudio) Handout: Listening to and Using American Memory Audio Clips

  6. Audio Players • RealPlayer (.rm .ra .ram .rmj .rms) • QuickTime Media Player (.wav .mp3) note:Requires downloading the file first. • Windows Media Player (.wav .mp3) note:Requires downloading the file first.

  7. Downloading Sound Files • Identify the file format you will use • Find the item in American Memory • Right-click the link to the file. • Left-click on Save Target As. • In the dialog box that appears, browse to the location where you would like to save your sound file.

  8. Analyzing Sound Primary Resources Activity Handouts • Sound Clip Analysis Activity Ideas • Oral History Analysis Exercise • Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet

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