Closeness by https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9 More than harmonizing. en-us 2017-11-13 01:46:41 UTC 2023-06-06 07:25:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206083231 In this chapter, Ratliff spoke about closeness as one of the elements we don't pay much attention to because we don't realize what we're listening to. In a way I think he relates it very closely to harmonizing but to a further extent. An extent to where voices stay together as one throughout a whole song. Because of this "perfect unity" it's harder for the average listener to distinguish what is going on. This element not only keeps voices together during high notes but during every sound from the low notes to even breathing at the same time so that it sound more cohesive. But it's not only restricted to singing. Bands with the element of closeness are usually the most successful because all of the instruments create one sound that sounds as if it were one instrument. I agree with the fact that this element is important because of how special it is when trying to decipher exactly what is going on when the element is implemented. ]]> 2017-11-13 03:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206083231 "... but when two musicians of any kind are synchronizing on the surface levels and the deeper ones too, that's something else." -Ben Ratliff morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206089188 His interpretation of closeness basically says that two musicians must create one in order for the the best example of closeness to be created. I would infer he refers to those two musicians sharing the same emotions, purpose, and strategy for reaching their purpose.]]> 2017-11-13 04:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206089188 "But the sound of closeness-two or more musicians, or musical elements, acting in the purest coordination- tends to escape us because we can't see it."' morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206090235 This element of closeness requires people to really listen for more than one sound in something that sounds to be one original sound. Because most people listen to music carelessly and without much thought, they miss it because it's not very evident. ]]> 2017-11-13 04:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206090235 morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206091754 This song was one of the examples Ratliff used to explain closeness. He highlighted the fact that they sound so close to each other that he relates them to two notes struck together on a 12 string guitar. During the song they stop, start, breathe, and think the same making them sound inseparable from each other. ]]> 2017-11-13 04:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206091754 morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206096419 I chose Nowhere Man by The Beatles because this song meets with the definition Ratliff gave about closeness. When they sing, they all sound as one to the point where it would be hard to tell just how many people are singing at one time. The song has a simple beat to it made to highlight their vocals together making a new voice.]]> 2017-11-13 05:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206096419 morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206097822 2017-11-13 05:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206097822 morales_oswaldo2 https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206097917 2017-11-13 05:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/morales_oswaldo2/v7smn001xmw9/wish/206097917