EMI

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/emi

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of founding?March 1931
2. What is the founding location?London, United Kingdom
3. What does EMI stand for?EMI means Electric and Musical Industries. It started as a company that made music and electronics.
4. When did EMI start and how did it begin?EMI was created in March 1931 in London when the Gramophone Company and Columbia Graphophone Company joined together. It became a big name in recording music.

Transnational Conglomerate: A large corporation operating in multiple countries, owning diverse business units.
Record Label Group: A parent company that owns and manages several individual record labels.
Music Publishing: The business of owning and licensing the copyright of musical compositions.