https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4 Kaela Stanley en-us 2017-10-19 01:09:37 UTC 2023-05-01 20:05:44 UTC hello@padlet.com kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/198502719 This is a music element many musicians have used throughout history and often referred to as the Church Bell Tone. Some use it as a way to get the listeners attention, change the sound or even for effect. Ben Ratliff, the author of "Every Song Ever" uses examples like "Thelonious" to show the power of a single note and how it can stretch to be uncomfortable. He also uses many other examples of music that include a single note to further explain his point.]]> 2017-10-19 01:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/198502719 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199226341 I do agree with Ratliff that a single note has so much power. His examples do support his ideas and after listening to them, I agree even more than before. The part that I love the most about this is when he says, "It could describe the world around him changing rapidly, while he stays the same, a single note, over and over. A monotone" (Ratliff, 71). Talking about "Thelonious". I can relate to this in many ways because I understand what it is like to feel that way and that is a very interesting way to relate music to real life. ]]> 2017-10-20 23:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199226341 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199227482 One of my fathers favorite songs, The way you look tonight by Frank Sinatra, Shares the same stubbornness of a single note. You can hear it the most in the beginning. It is a sharp sound that seems to overpower the music sometimes but definitely compliments Sinatras voice. I never noticed this about the song, or any music quality about the song but I have listened to it for as long as I can remember. Noticing this just makes it more special for me and appreciate it more.]]> 2017-10-20 23:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199227482 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199227989 This song shares the same quality as 'The way you look tonight' and 'Thelonious' with the single note. This song comes from Ratliffs playlist and it is a very upbeat sing, not something you would expect to have a boring, monotone same note quality. This can be difficult to find or see in some music but then I remembered what Ratliff said, "Some will find this goes without saying, but one note is hard to listen to. It's a series of rigorous self-infections, for the musician and the listener....Over and over, it gets close to you and then suddenly doesn't know anymore" (Ratliff 78) and I found the note immediately.]]> 2017-10-21 00:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/ouii2gj9mur4/wish/199227989