https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre en-us 2017-11-11 10:44:58 UTC 2023-03-28 06:07:31 UTC hello@padlet.com kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/205872409 Before reading ratlin's chapter about closeness, I would have defined music closeness and harmonizing and a way of coming together in the song. Every instrument has a different sun but putting them together to create music would be what i thought of closeness. This is exactly what I got from Ratliff's chapter as well. Both Ratliff's example and mine represent the way drums can bring the closeness in the music one listens to. Ratliff chose to use "Little Rain" by Earl Phillips and I chose a brand new song, "Miss Me More" by Kelsey Ballerini. Although this song is way newer it is easy to hear the closeness in both songs, event without lyrics., that is was throws me off sometimes. ]]> 2017-11-11 10:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/205872409 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206073364 "When musicians create a functional counterpoint or rhythmic pocket, or when singers sing harmony correctly, without falling off pitch, that's one kind of achievement, but when two musicians of any kind are synchronizing on the surface levels and deeper ones, too, that's something else. It's often what makes a good performance great, and what makes a certain kind of listening experience great."  ]]> 2017-11-13 02:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206073364 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206076067 Ratliff uses the example of a Beatles song, Help to show the closeness in all their music. He says "They knew its power...They saw the effect on the audience." Ratliff explains further that with every "ooh" or any other harmonizing falsetto they use to create a sense of closeness. ]]> 2017-11-13 02:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206076067 kaelalstanley https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206079711 Although this song has way more doctored up sounds, it still creates a sense of closeness with the harmony sounds through this song. Most of her music has closeness and can be heard instantly in her music. The way her voice matches the music is beautiful. ]]> 2017-11-13 02:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelalstanley/xdtnmcr85dre/wish/206079711