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By Ricky O'Bannonrobannon@bsomusic.org If you listen to music, you instinctively know that a song sounds different the tenth time you hear it from the first. Repetition is an often overlooked yet powerful part of the way we process music, whether that music is a classical symphony or that Taylor Swift song we just can't seem to get out of our head.

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A Musical Element Found In All Types Of Music

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A Musical Element Found In All Types Of Music

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Repetition is an element found in pretty much every song ever. It can usually very easily be found in the chorus. Repetition can also be illustrated in the music itself, meaning, the sounds that are joined together to form something greater. Ratliff does an amazing job at explaining the concept of repetition.

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"When we talk about "repetition" in music, we don't mean one unchanging tone, or exact copy of a tone, over and over, without evolution. That doesn't give you any reason to keep listening."

- Ben Ratliff

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Ben Ratliff's "Every Song Ever" playlist on Spotify had some great examples of different kinds of repetition. There's "Party In The U.S.A." which has some obvious repetition presented in the lyrics, whereas in "B.O.B." by Outkast, you find the repetition in the beat as the lyrics change and evolve. "Volver Volver" by Vicente Fernandez, though, interestingly presented repetition in both the lyrics and the beat.

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I definitely agree with Ratliff's idea of repetition. He explains how a song can still showcase repetition even if the lyrics are constantly changing. Although the lyrics can be repetitive you can also find repetition in the tone. Repetition, again, doesn't mean everything has to be completely repetitive the entire way through. Ratliff better explains, "...There is also good repetition, perhaps more periodic than continuous, with longer or perhaps irregular breaks between the actions... Expressed in music, the stops between tones allow the listener think about how to move forward."
The concept of repetition is an element found in songs with what people consider "good musical taste". I think that without it, there would not be much structure and the song as a whole would be kind of a mess.

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Repetition found in both the lyrics and the beat;