https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb What is transmission en-us 2017-10-16 00:29:33 UTC 2017-12-03 21:32:45 UTC hello@padlet.com martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197183472 Whenever I have heard the word transmission, I've always thought of it as a message being sent from one person/party to another. Maybe through email, text, a letter, or just saying it. In music, Ratliff says music is in a way like that, he describes it as the emotions and feelings put out by the composer and felt by the listener. What a song is saying is partially interpreted by the listener and also what the composer is trying to say when creating a song. This allows songs to have multiple meanings. One listener might say they thought it meant one thing while another listener might say something else, then the composer could say what it actually is supposed to mean. In the book, Ratliff says that some critics say that music doesn't have emotion, but he doesn't believe and thinks that all music has emotions and meaning. I agree with him because I think that music is created by the composer to express themselves in one way or another. ]]> 2017-10-16 00:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197183472 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197185931 The guitar in this song isn't very prominent, but with the emotion that is put into lyrics it's easy to realize there is transmission in this song. He's singing about a girl in a sweet tone and relaxing guitar in the background. It's an excellent example of transmission. ]]> 2017-10-16 00:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197185931 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197191247 What I think Ratliff is trying to say here is that music can reach a level of emotion that other things just can't. When listening to music, the listener can feel things that regular emotions can't quite explain. Ratliff compares this type of emotion to Sufi masters who would transmit energy into their students. It's said that receiving this kind of transmission is like falling into a sea and is like a pleasant form of drowning. It's all consuming and all immersing. ]]> 2017-10-16 01:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197191247 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197192157 If a critic or someone says that music doesn't have emotion or doesn't transmit feelings from composer to listener, have them listen to this song. You can hear the hopelessness in Pope's voice when he sings about how being together is as realistic as wishing for rain as he stands in the desert. ]]> 2017-10-16 01:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197192157 martinwells11 https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197192688 What I think Ratliff is trying to say with this quote is that composers put everything into their music, they put heart into which is more than needed to get a message across, and that's a form of transmission. I agree with this, and want to ask how can someone say there is no emotion in music when it's clear how moving a piece is for someone performing it and someone listening to it? When a composer is performing their own music and is moved by something they made because of how much they give it, it's an amazing thing, and shows just how emotional music can be. Putting these heavy feelings into song form and singing in a way that embodies those words is a form of transmission according to Ratliff. ]]> 2017-10-16 01:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/martinwells11/db50rpwoubb/wish/197192688