Question

Changes occur constantly in all aspects of life; the changing perceptions of women you have explored in these lessons is just one example. For this assignment, you will closely examine another type of change and summarize an article on the topic. Article is “For 1st time since 1999, music revenues inch up”

English honors 4

1. Follow the four-step process outlined in the lesson to closely examine the article. Use the Summarization Graphic Organizer for support.
   • Step 1: Locate Key Points
   • Step 2: Organize the Key Points
   • Step 3: Determine Central Ideas
   • Step 4: Summarize the Article

1. In a paragraph of eight to 10 sentences, write your complete summary of the article. Include the central ideas and the paraphrased key points that support those ideas within the article. In the summary you submit, highlight the central ideas you've identified in bold and italicize the supporting evidence.

Answer 1

Summarization Graphic Organizer

Step 1: Locate Key Points

Loss in music industry

Piracy

Adaption

Recovery

New trend

Music industry success.

Step 2: Organize the Key Points

Loss in music industry

Loss in figures

Adaption

Recovery in figures

Loss due to piracy

Newer trend

Origin of Youtube, internet radio, etc.

Music market situation at present

Step 3: Determine Central Ideas

Music industry is suffering loss.

Reasons are evolution of the music listening platforms

Origin of services such as youtube, internet radio, etc.

The actual loss

Recovering from the loss and new adaption

The piracy causes loss in past and present

The market is shrunk down and is existing

The market is sustaining for a few people who support and enjoy quality music

Step 4: Summarize the Article

The music industry in turmoil for a long period is finally getting news on the 0.3% rise in revenue, although it is very paltry. Frances Moores believes it is a good situation to be as it could improve at the earliest. He attributes this to the change in the music industry and the adaption towards the internet world. Since, the piracy couldn’t be controlled, music streaming services such as Apple Inc.’s iTunes was in a free fall. Yet, global music industry’s revenue is starting to recover which can be evident from Tuesday’s figure of $16.5 billion in 2012 when compared to $16.4 billion in 2011.Mark Mulligan UK based MIDiA consulting stresses that this do not mean that the misery is behind. He believes that there could be a couple of more years that could go worse. The physical music market have almost ceased to exists and people have switched to streaming services such as youtube, tv channels, internet radio etc. Also, piracy have made it much more difficult for the music industries. Mulligan believes that the revenue lost due to the abandonment of buying physical music items like CD, DVD shall never be recovered. He believes that these are a case of managed decline yet he is confident of a sustainable smaller market built around more engaged music fan.