https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog Review of Ratliff en-us 2017-12-03 20:35:38 UTC 2025-10-19 07:59:12 UTC hello@padlet.com martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212651583 All in all, I thought every song ever was a really good book and one that I would recommend to anybody who has an interest in music. It sheds light on new aspects of music the I have never even considered or paid much attention to and allowed me to view music and creation in a different way. After going through the book chapter by chapter it makes me want to get back into playing music and learning an instrument beyond what I learned in my 6th grade band class. I have a new found respect for people who make music because there is so many elements that could be in their music and so many things they have to pay attention to in order for the song to actually work, and that is one thing that this book taught me. ]]> 2017-12-03 20:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212651583 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212653544 Rosa Parks is a song in chapter 12 Granite and Fog: Density. I'm a big fan of this song and in this chapter Ratliff said that there were layers to the song and multiple rhythms being created which created a density to the music much like fog or granite, hence the name of the chapter. ]]> 2017-12-03 20:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212653544 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212653704 I thought I'd throw in some musical examples that Ratliff uses in his book that I really enjoyed. This particular song is from chapter 15, Just a little bit: Loudness. I chose this chapter because it was one that I enjoyed and a song that I really like. Ratliff talks about the direct link between volume excitement and I am a fan of excitement. ]]> 2017-12-03 20:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212653704 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212657195 One thing about the book is that some of the elements are just hard to understand and it made some of the padlet's a difficult task. One that comes to mind is chapter 9 getting closer: Audio space. Honestly I never quite grasped what exactly audio space and it was never Cleary stated what it really is. In my opinion, my very unprofessional opinion of course, Ratliff could have done a better job at explain what each element is. He does better in some chapters, but others aren't really clear and it would making reading the book a better experience. ]]> 2017-12-03 21:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212657195 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212657953 As I looked at old padlets, I came across this quote and wanted to bring it make in my review of the book. I like this one because my interpretation was that it is saying that music can reach levels of emotions that other forms of art can't. It can make some one angry, happy, or sad in just a matter of minutes. And it can go beyond that and make people feel things the never thought they could feel. The reason I like this quote so much is because I think that music should be full of emotion and cause people to feel. And out of the whole book this might just be my favorite line. I applaud you Ratliff. ]]> 2017-12-03 21:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/8sk2scpu1zog/wish/212657953