humusic1-8, Exercise 1: After licensing

Model answer (check the details):

1. Freedom to start: anyone could form a band, record and perform without official approval, so the number of bands and styles grew and the old classes of supported, tolerated and banned acts disappeared.
2. The market replaced the state: bands now depended on audiences, private labels, radio and concert promoters, and had to earn a living in a small-language market, which was hard for many and favoured acts with a following.
3. Contact with the world: foreign music, labels and tours were easier to reach, and later the internet and streaming meant that Hungarian bands could be heard abroad and that Hungarian listeners could hear everything.

A fair addition: not everything improved. The old state support for some musicians ended, and many found the new conditions harder (check).