<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">For anyone interested, here is the article that inspired Pallet to write a theory-based analysis of a Katy Perry song: <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/18/music-criticism-has-degenerated-into-lifestyle-reporting.html">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/18/music-criticism-has-degenerated-into-lifestyle-reporting.html</a>. Needless to say, Gioia's article generated quite a controversy online.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Also, I'm pretty sure Pallet's title ("Explaining the genius of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream'—using music theory") is meant to be facetious.<br>
</div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">Andrew Schartmann<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">Graduate Student<br>Yale University</div>
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