https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1 Padlet Week 6 en-us 2017-09-25 00:32:12 UTC 2023-04-05 23:01:25 UTC hello@padlet.com abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050917 Ratliff is arguing that repetition is a crucial element of music that truly drives and moves a song along, without repetition you have continuous never ending sounds and notes and therefore you do not have music. Although, he is also stating that the great musicians have the ability to change the repetition at any given time to keep the audience on their toes. He even states that "the art of music is like a game, it goes back and forth between the performer and the audience. "]]> 2017-10-08 22:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050917 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050927 I do agree with Ratliff's argument about repetition. Undoubtedly, repetition is a key musical element and without it, there truly is no music at all in my opinion. I also think that he is spot on with his opinion that the greatest performers know how to switch up the repetition for a brief period of time only to return to the original. ]]> 2017-10-08 22:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050927 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050946 Ratliff highlights several of James Brown's famous performances and one of his performances in particular stands out. Ratliff states how James Brown yells out "Hit me!" and the entire pattern of the song changes. "The band changes rhythm from 4/4 to 3/4 and then blasts out three steps up a major scale...", only to eventually return to the original rhythm of the song. This example perfectly highlights a great musician suddenly changing up the repetition of the song to keep the audience on their toes. ]]> 2017-10-08 22:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050946 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050963 A perfect outside musical example of this repetition is Under Pressure by Logic and To the Max by DJ Khaled. The song begins very upbeat with a repetitive background beat that slows down during each chorus only to return to the original beat during each verse. About halfway through the song the entire rhythm and flow slows down significantly but still keeps that same repetitive background throughout. This is a perfect example of an artist switching up the repetition to keep the audience guessing only to return to the original. ]]> 2017-10-08 22:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195050963 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195071516 2017-10-09 01:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195071516 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195071607 2017-10-09 01:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195071607 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195073895 2017-10-09 01:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195073895 abigailbrown1 https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195074718 2017-10-09 02:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailbrown1/eq2zs5mucym1/wish/195074718