https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi When does it stop? en-us 2017-10-07 01:15:42 UTC 2024-11-03 12:06:09 UTC hello@padlet.com amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194870492 I found pop music to be annoying repetitive, but dammit are they still catchy and memorable.
So repetition is exactly what it sounds like: a sound, noise, word, phrase, anything that repeats. Some people are into it, like those of Daft Punk, some don't. Maybe I just dislike the most basic and literal form of music where the same thing is repeated. It is pretty easy to remember the same thing over and over again. However, everything is a form of repetition with just  a little bit of variation. I like Beethoven's 5th just as much as the next guy, but really his main motif "dun dun dun duuuuuun" (yeah you know what I'm talking about)  is repeated over and over again but with different notes and chords to them. It's pretty amazing that songs really repeat themselves in the chorus but they change one note by length or pitch, and suddenly it's that much different. The variation is what we like.]]> 2017-10-07 01:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194870492 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872048 This quote puts my thoughts into much better words. Lots of classical music does this through "motif" much like Beethoven. The motif is a main melody or theme that shows up over and over again. Sometimes, it's what the composer wants us to hear, other times the motif will be put against the background hiding out until it's brought out again. Same theme, but since we're hearing it again after listening to opposing melodies and chords, we think "wow this part is really great!" and then the composer gets to do this all the time and essentially trick us. I personally don't mind.]]> 2017-10-07 02:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872048 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872322 I seriously never understood this joke. It involves the repetition of saying bananas and oranges, and then that joke is also repeated for who know how long. But anyways, this weird repetition creates an awkward tension "When does it stop?" and suddenly, a little mention of "orange" makes it all better! And then we get tricked again with another mention of the word banana.]]> 2017-10-07 02:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872322 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872517 So if you were to become a percussionist, you have to be able to play many different styles of music on the drum; there's jazz, rock, concert styles, and the Bolero. It's the easiest thing to learn, you can do it too. The rhythm persists during the piece (I find it musically short and cute) yet you can't really get tired of it because it's in the background, covered by the melody, until other instruments join the snare drum and his rhythm.
Still a poor percussionist though since he can't add flair to the piece, only dynamics, and the end of the piece.]]> 2017-10-07 02:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872517 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872705 This song plays at my work all, the darn, time. I hate it and I love it, and I'm also really bad at remembering the rest of the lyrics, so all I'm left with is to sing the very catchy "I'm walking on sunshine, wah oh" on repeat until the next verse I still don't know. I assume this the same relationship some peoples have with pop songs. Too bad/good they're everywhere.]]> 2017-10-07 02:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194872705 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194873095 Very true statement. Ratliff talks about how trust is established between the performer(s)/composer and the audience. It has to do with expectations, where we've heard this melody a few times already, so it must be bound to happen again. Suddenly there's a little plot twist to the music, the breaking of trust.
How could he/she/they betray us?!
But the music actually sounded nice.
And then you just have to listen to the rest of the song and then love happens because of the "complexities" that were added.]]> 2017-10-07 02:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194873095 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194874010 Please and thank you.

And then there are songs that actually repeat with no variation whatsoever. I'm mainly thinking about Pomp and Circumstance (the graduation song). I had to play in that, twice. But anyways that specific piece isn't meant to be the highlight anyways, the students are, and of course they are all different. I can extrapolate this pretty far and say that the students and their parents are the variations to the piece, some have air horns when names are called, they yell, cheer, clap, etc. That's what makes the piece bearable (unless you're still playing it).]]> 2017-10-07 02:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/2yix5wi51xdi/wish/194874010