Pathé Records

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/path-records

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 industry sector?Phonograph manufacturing and record production
2. What is the geographic reach?Extensive international operations, originating in France
3. What was Pathé Records and why was it special?Pathé Records was a French company that made music records and phonographs in the 1890s. They helped people listen to music at home instead of only at concerts.
4. How did Pathé Records make music easier to listen to?They built phonographs that used a needle to read grooves on records, turning the grooves into sound that people could hear.

Phonograph: An early electro-mechanical device for the recording and playback of sound, utilizing a stylus and grooved discs or cylinders.
Record Label: A commercial enterprise responsible for the production, distribution, and promotion of music recordings.
Mass Media: Forms of communication that enable a large number of people to receive information or entertainment simultaneously.