Jonah Dempcy

 

Expected vs. Unexpected

I believe that a crucial part of making good, entertaining and enjoyable music is striking the balance between expected and unexpected. Regardless of other music content, if this balance is not struck, the audience will either be bored or annoyed. True exhilaration can be elicited through building excitement through repetition, building expectation and then surprising the listener. But, it is very difficult to get this just right. I believe that this is one of the key factors to "great" music -- that it is stable, predictable and repetitive enough to build energy but erratic and spontaneous enough to excite the listener.

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