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Here is a picture of Author Ben Ratliff. I Just wanted to finally put a face to the name. He's a lot younger looking than I thought he would be. WOW.

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This piece did in fact help a little bit in helping me understand what Ratliff was trying to explain in this chapter. It is possibly to make an entire piece of his idea of a single note.

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Roddy Frame (of Aztec Camera) -- Oblivious (Acoustic)

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In the book we speak on this concept of what a single note can do in a piece of music. When thinking of how I could interrupt this idea, I though of how awkward it would be to have a piece of music that played the same note over and over again. I came to the conclusion that the idea of a single note can be used to send across a powerful message. The repetitive power would show the importance of that specific note in the piece of music.
To me this element was kind of the black sheep of the book. It was the opposite of what most of his chapters were about or at least to my understanding so thats what made it so hard for me to follow.

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"Sometimes the closeness of two musicians within a band is what makes the band capable of moving beyond normal limits. The connection between them becomes the power source, creating enough energy for the rest of the band to feed from or mirror."

I think that this quote does a good job explaining what comes from practicing closeness and how it benefits a band.

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This song by Jimmy Reed it directly from the playlist provided by Ratliff at the end of this chapter of the book. I really liked it because since taking this course I have grown to really like the more classic or old school sounds of music so after hearing this song from the playlist I was really able to full understand what Ratliff meant in writing this element.

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While reading the chapter on closeness Ratliff describes this element as “two or more musicians, or musical elements acting in the purest coordination. I agree with Ratliff when he says this because closeness is something that can be developed over time in a piece of music. I think that this element of music has a lot to do with maturity within a piece and the performers. It takes a lot for others work to achieve such perfect harmony. Closeness means that’s all parts are able to connect with each other and when that idea happens it makes for an amazing piece of music.

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Thinking about how this book has helped in how I look at music is something that I could go on and on about. Before reading the book the way I would analyze music was very surface level, I never thought to dig deeper in what I was actually listening to. Ratliff has given me the tools to be able to listen to all genres of music outside of my own personal taste and still be able to give full concrete opinions. Although I didn’t agree with all that was said in the book, I do see myself walking away with a new sense of an open mind that I can apply to all aspects of my life outside of listening to music.