https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil Based off Ch. 1 from "Every Song Ever." en-us 2018-02-24 22:59:48 UTC 2026-03-17 16:18:35 UTC hello@padlet.com keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032906 I do agree with his arguments regarding this musical element of repetition. I enjoyed how he started off by giving the example of a car alarm going off for thirty minutes straight and the repetition of the sound just looming and how that wasn't enjoyable but in fact annoying to him and everyone around him. He also mentioned how we use repetition in our everyday life such as a routine we get in and how it can get boring and mundane but also the positive uses for it can be beneficial to your life such as getting ready for work the same way every day. I think this correlates very well with repetition in music because if it's used too much it gets boring but when used in the right instances it can enhance the song. 

]]> 2018-02-24 23:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032906 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032938 The song I decided to choose (which i'm not sure if this is aloud or not) but another Kesha song called “Blow” Once I saw Ratliff’s example of Kesha I couldn't stop thinking about how most her songs are very repetitive but all very popular as well. I could name off her top hits right now and they probably all had some of that repetition that she does so well, therefore I thought it would be fun to examine another one of her songs. In this song she sings “This place about to This place about to blow, oh-oh-oh! Blow-oh-oh-oh This place about to blow” over and over again and that's the entire chorus. Then in another part of the song she sings “Go go go insane go insane Throw some glitter Make it rain on” which she continues to sing for awhile as well. The entire song is basically repetition of the same words and phrases so I thought it was a perfect example of what Ratliff was writing home about. It was repetitive but still tasteful and had a variance of tone so it wouldn't get boring but instead more interesting as the song went on.]]> 2018-02-24 23:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032938 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032959 Ratliff went in depth with a lot of different songs but one he just briefly touched on was “We R who We R” By Ke$ha which was his first example and song I am very familiar with so I was excited to see him mention it and correlate it with the concept at hand. I think it exemplifies the musical concept because it's a song most people know and especially the section he brought up. It was a clear example of repetition because it was the word just being repeated but in her song she repeated in a melodic tone so it was all the same pitch but instead it varied which I thought was a good example of a well written and non boring repetition sequence. ]]> 2018-02-24 23:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235032959 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235038097 My definition of repetition would be the occurrence of a certain word or sound over and over again throughout or during just one part of the song. When I was reading Ratliff's definition of what he believes is repetition I was confused at first as to what he was getting at because I had a very different understanding of the word. But he went more in depth as to the repetition of sounds and the meanings behind them which I had never thought about before. Overall though I think my definition and his have the similar concepts regarding the repeating of words or sounds and how they can mean something different if put in different parts of a song or the melody. 

]]> 2018-02-25 00:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235038097 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235039669 This is the song I chose for what I thought helped exemplify how Ratliff defined repetition. The music video is quite funny but you are able to hear and see how much this song is riddled with repetition and how it perfectly describes Ratliff's concepts just like the Kesha song he mentioned. ]]> 2018-02-25 01:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235039669 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235039782 This is one of the example songs Ratliff touched on and I really liked the way he described the song as well as showed the repetition especially since it's a song with no lyrics. During the middle of the song there is a drum solo that Ratliff also mentions as the example of repetition is something that immediately caught my attention since it was so pretty but also upbeat and kept me entertained all at the same time. 

]]> 2018-02-25 01:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235039782 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042032 I was having trouble thinking of images that would represent repetition so I thought why not take the literal route and use a picture of actual sheet music showcasing what it might look like on paper rather than it being heard. You can see that most the notes stay the same besides the variance between notes at the end and then towards the beginning of the third line a different note is switched up so you aren't bored with the sequence.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetition_(music)]]> 2018-02-25 02:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042032 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042442 Although not directly correlating with music I thought this was a funny and interesting way to look at repetition and how even in the spelling it defines what its set out to do.
Pic Cred: https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/r/repetitions.asp]]> 2018-02-25 02:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042442 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042655 This quote really stuck out to me in the introduction to the chapter. I am someone who relates better to descriptions and definitions so the examples he gave weren't as effective as this quote right here. I never thought about how repetition n needed to be varied or else people wouldn't listen, I also hadn't considered how much its actually used in most the songs we hear every day. Its just done in a manner that people don't notice as much and therefore don't get bored like he's saying in this quote. ]]> 2018-02-25 02:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042655 keeleyvanallen https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042942 This is another quote from the beginning of the book but still helps me better understand the concept on repetition and how Ratliff views it. When thinking about repetition (Which I am now realizing I am repeating the word so much through this post ironically) We don't realize that these two forms coexist with each other we just assume the same sequence is repeated over and over again without variation but what makes songs great is when both of them are being used. You cant just have one or the other which is what he was mentioning in this quote, in order to keep the audience entertained you should involve a little piece of each.]]> 2018-02-25 02:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/keeleyvanallen/chvi4i6yujil/wish/235042942