Padlet 6: Transmission by James Bersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco Padlet 6: en-us 2018-03-05 02:05:21 UTC 2026-02-28 20:34:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Transmission Defined: Ratliff Ch. 4 jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237910122 Ratliff defines Transmission as, "an extreme form of emotion in music that transcends specific moods" I agree with this definition because the artist makes a creates a link between the artist and something greater than him/ herself. The artist also allows the listener to empathize with them through this musical element. An example of one of Ratliffs scores from the playlist would be Julia by the Beatles. This song brings the listener into a very intimate moment for John Lennon as he commemorates the life of his mother. In terms of transmission the artist used the theme of life as a tool to connect with his audience in a empathetic way by proving of a pathos of mourning and reflection. Moreover the artist allow the audiance to understand the complicated relationship between him and his mother.


]]> 2018-03-05 03:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237910122 Outside Song from the Ratliff Playlist: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237913741 Transmission is Fort Minors' Kenji. The artist emphasized the hypocracy of the U.S. as they created labor camps for the Japanese immigrants during WWII. He wanted the audiance to reflect on this moment in history as something that has been slid under the rug. While, the artist shows his pain for his parents that were forced into the camp, he was wants to share their story in the hopes that this does not happen again in history. In comparison to the other song, Julia by the Beatles, they share the same goal. That goal being the need to pull a the pathos appeal to extract a emotional response that educates the listener to appreciate life.]]> 2018-03-05 03:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237913741 Quote 1: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237915530 "We're talking about when a musician makes herself very small in relation to a force that guides her, and then directly transmits the force of that trust to the listener. That transmission is a motion. The musician gives with transmission, the listener receives with transmission."
Ch. 4 Pg. 53

In this quote, in terms of transmission, the writers emphasizes that it is the equivalent to falling into the ocean and embracing themselves fully into themselves and their music. Further, he shows the way that the indiv. views the mood or theme is based in the hands of the listeners intellect. ]]> 2018-03-05 03:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237915530 Quote 2: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237917862 "Making music eventually becomes a higher devotion to an unstable process - and what is that if not transmission? The only signs that you are doing it well are two simultaneous connections - to the essence of your own sound and to the conscious of the listener"
Ch. 4

This quotes emphasis the artist devotion to the quality of their own sound and the listeners ability to obtain and understand the score. I found this to be intriguing because it allows us as the reader to understand that transmission in this example is interlinking the artist in the listener. The empathy the artist is trying to capture in terms of feeling through its listener, while the listener hold the card as far as how they interpret said themes. ]]> 2018-03-05 03:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237917862 Image 1: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237919208 Ratliff spoke about using your art as something greater than you existence while also attempting to make that art relatable to the listener. Through the use of transmission I found this piece to truly shows the artist trying to advocate for something grater than themselves. The transmission of motion of an idea from the artist to the listener is profound in this piece. The artists uses personal reflection and real life stories to pull an emotional appeal from the listener, while also urging the listener to see the horrors of this time in American history as something that actually occurred rather than it being forgotten. ]]> 2018-03-05 04:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237919208 Image 2: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237921271 This prompt allowed me to reflect on how the use of transmission is being lost in some of out new music today. For example, "Gucci Gang" by Lil Pump shows the loss of the arching idea that the artist is creating music that is greater then themselves in music. In this example the artist boasts about his wealth, assuming the listener will emphasize with he wealth. This showed me that music without meaning can still be popular even when the themes leave nothing in Intellectual
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]]> 2018-03-05 04:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237921271 Media 1: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237922046 This is the music video for "Kenji" by Fort Minor. I use this example again because in this video the use of advocacy and pathos is used in a different way through a visual element. This puts faces to names that spoken about in the song. I found the use of transmission when paired with both a musical element and visual element really furthers Ratliff's discussion of creating something truly riveting. This is important because it shows that transmission in the music sense is constantly evolving.]]> 2018-03-05 04:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237922046 Media 2: jamesbersosa https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237922808 This music video for "God's Plan" by Drake is a great modern look at how transmission is being used in music today. The message of selflessness in this track really emphasized the meaning of creating something that is greater than yourself as an artist. As the artist grows in wealth he gives all grace to a higher power .(god) As a result, the artists explains the importance of using his god given wealth to improve the society that has made the music so impactful. Further, I used the music video in place of the track alone because the video further the pathos of the track. The delivery of the visual component gives the listener an insight to the human impact that is derived from the themes of the song. ]]> 2018-03-05 04:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbersosa/tv0a2v666yco/wish/237922808