The concept of a single note in music is the playing of one unchanging note for certain amount of time. Ben Ratliff says that playing a single note can be an important musical element when it comes to determining the meaning of the song as well as what you can hear. I agree with Ratliff in that when you play more than one note, you begin to build structure. There is also the possibility that someone has played those notes the same way you did. However, when you play only a single note, the feeling of authenticity begins to emerge because no two people have played that note the exact same way. In the song, "Thelonious" by Thelonious Monk, he plays a single note, B flat, for eight bars straight as the horns change chords throughout those same bars. Ratliff explained that this could reveal the meaning behind the song; that the world around Thelonious is changing and he is staying the same (Ratliff 71). However, it could also allow the audience to focus on what the other instruments are doing in the piece. The playing of the same note acknowledges the harmony and melody in the background. In the song, "The Reason" by Hoobastank, the song begins with a single repeating note and it continues throughout the song, changing pitch now and then. The repeating note is used as a base for the rest of the song. It allows us to focus on the other elements of the song such as the lyrics, melody, and harmonies.