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“It can contain everything of value about the piece of music in one note or chord, or a very short sequence of time. It communicates a complicated human gesture, feeling, or interaction that could not be literally demonstrated or sung”

Ben Ratliff. “Every Song Ever.”

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"is often wordless, or indirect if it has words. It is the song blushing: an unplanned or perhaps only semiplanned occurrence in which the music suddenly embodies its own meaning. ”

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Examine at least one musical example in Ratliff’s playlist in detail – how does it exemplify this musical concept?

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Examine at least one musical example in Ratliff’s playlist in detail – how does it exemplify this musical concept?

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the musical example i chose out of ratliffs playlist heart breaker by led zeppelin the reason i chose this song is because it perfectly fits ratliffs description of a perfect moment  "it is often wordless, or indirect if it has words. It is the song blushing: an unplanned or perhaps only semiplanned occurrence in which the music suddenly embodies its own meaning. ” and when i hear the guitar solo in this song it brings in a whole new meaning to the lyrics and the guitar solo where the notes climb is the perfect moment to me its the most distinguishable out of the song and a big important part on what the song is remembered for.

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Find at least one musical example outside of Ratliff’s playlist and justify its inclusion – how does it exemplify this musical concept?

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Find at least one musical example outside of Ratliff’s playlist and justify its inclusion – how does it exemplify this musical concept?

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the musical example i chose to examine was black magic woman by santana the reason i chose this song is the whole song is mostly composed of guitar and minimal words, while there are words throughout the song that is not the main focus or what attracts the attention of the audience. what attracts attention is the notes being performed by santana the high notes that he plays on the guitar are absolutely captivating and i think his guitar solo in the middle of the song is the perfect moment just the fact that he can transition between notes so quickly and perfectly and the way that he can switch from high notes to low notes so quick is why it is the perfect moment in the song.

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 Define and evaluate the concept of the perfect moment (Ratliff, Ch. 20) as an important musical element across all kinds of music. Do you agree with Ratliff’s arguments regarding this musical element? Why or why not? 

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 Define and evaluate the concept of the perfect moment (Ratliff, Ch. 20) as an important musical element across all kinds of music. Do you agree with Ratliff’s arguments regarding this musical element? Why or why not? 

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the concept of the perfect moment to me is most often performed by an instrument, where a certain transition happens or special feature that brings a unique sound to the song. ratliff describes it as “ is often wordless, or indirect if it has words. It is the song blushing: an unplanned or perhaps only semiplanned occurrence in which the music suddenly embodies its own meaning. ” when he talks about what the perfect moment i couldnt agree more about it he said “ It can contain everything of value about the piece of music in one note or chord, or a very short sequence of time. It communicates a complicated human gesture, feeling, or interaction that could not be literally demonstrated or sung; it transcends or surpasses the listener’s expectation set up by context in order to create a moment of beneficial confusion or satisfaction.” this to me a huge concept that can make or break and set apart a good song from a historical one and i couldnt agree more with his argument on how important this musical element is to music