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"Music is everywhere."
It is such a simple quote, however, it conveys so much about what you learn in this book. The elements that make up music are everywhere and therefore, music is everywhere.

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"We all know that music is there. Some of us know, roughly, how to encounter a lot of it. But once we hear it, how can we allow ourselves to make sense of it?"

Ben plays with the idea of passive listening and how we can get past that to better understand music.

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Ben Ratliff's book Every Song Ever is one that gives you a lot of different ways to look at music. With all of the musical elements described in this book, it really does make up every song ever. From "repetition" to "the perfect moment", there is so much in this book to learn about. After reading this book, sitting down and analyzing a song or album is a lot easier in a way. I think some parts of the book can be frustrating in that they are very vague about what the element is about. For instance, I feel that the "linking" chapter was extremely subjective. Whatever the case though, I have learned a lot from Ben Ratliff.

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Ben Ratliff and his book Every Song Ever

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Ben Ratcliff by Kate Fox Reynolds and Book