Groove
who cares . . who knows . . but everybody feel it . . . so what is it?
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who cares . . who knows . . but everybody feel it . . . so what is it?
Visits since Nov 2005
November 27th, 2005 at 16:39
I care! The word Groove actually comes from Slang. Ordinarily, it means having great satisfaction or enjoyment. More musically, you start to feel the music; you nod your head in appreciation; your body starts to move to the rhythm (it’s not dancing).
Listeners would appreciate the music more if it has got a groove. For this to happen, musicians must learn to play the grooves. It is not just playing music, it is playing better music!
December 1st, 2005 at 01:52
Groove, timing, tightness – are all keywords in any ‘how to’ about music. Without a common referrent for all band members, tempo, it would be impossible to get everyone in sync, to play together and appear as a tight unit, without which it would be as impossible to get the audience to feel anything. In a way the drums and bass force those nods from the unsuspecting victim, ha!
December 2nd, 2005 at 18:53
groove gives LIFE to music….without it, music is LIFELESS
December 2nd, 2005 at 21:22
So how could someone learn to play the grooves? Does it apply for to all instruments? Does it come from style, personality, accuracy, articulation, dexterity, dynamics, technique, etc? What about the swing (not as in sytle but, as in controlled micro-latencies or delays)?