Some people are not good in dance and some don't even know how to dance, but sometimes we listen to the music genre called "groove". For the people who don't know how to dance they just tap something using their hands moving their head just like headbanging but sometimes we can't control ourselves and we dance even it is awkward. What does groove music mean and how this is possible that when we listen to groove music we feel like I want to dance?
Groove is the sense "feel" or sense of "swing" created by the interaction of the music played by a band's rhythm section usually played by drums, electric bass or double bass, guitar, or keyboards. The word is often used to describe the aspect of certain music that makes one want to move, dance, or "groove".
I've read an article entitled "Music that moves you" by Dr. Victoria Williamson of musicpsychology.co.uk that tells the thing we tap along to in a great track(music pulse) is not something that necessarily needs to be physically present. Musicians do not need to emphasise the pulse of music constantly or even include a note on every ‘beat’ within music. it is something we hear out of the sound. Groove music is present across a range of genres including funk, soul, hiphop, drum’n bass, reggae, jazz and world music.She also stated that "Groove is primarily shaped by percussion instruments, or those that produce lower frequencies, and involves setting up a predictable patterns of beats as well as subtle micro-variations to maintain a level of interest in the listener. Most groove music has a peak tempo of around 120bpm; a time scale that matches our preferred body movements such as tapping or dance.We have known for some time that listening to music is associated with activity in the brain’s motor system, even when the listener is completely still. But no-one until now has looked at whether the motor response activity of the brain can be used as a marker for the presence of more or less groove."
Groove music is something that is high upbeat and having high basses. I think this is the thing that make us dance. When I go to parties and listen to this I have the feeling in my chest feeling like bumping even I am not a fan of groove music. Groove music also differs from the loudness on how it is played.
According to another article that I've read entitled "The Instant Effects of Electronic Dance Music: Floating in Unity" by Stefan M. Oertl of re-compose.com that tells the importance of clear frequency separation (bass, middle, high range) of instruments and voices for a song. Why do bass lines or a simple kick drum rhythm have such a strong impact easily triggering a euphoric feeling? Above a certain volume, music is absorbed not only through our ears but through the entire musculosceletal system. In electronic dance music, especially bass and kick drum sounds in the low frequency range get carried over to the audience at particularly high energy levels of sound pressure. He also stated that "Empirically supported hypotheses suggest that high-intensity music (above 90 dB sound pressure level and between 100 and 300 Hz sound frequency, roughly covering the range from G2 to D4, the latter already fairly high for a bass note) stimulates the vestibular system in the middle ear through acoustic and nonacoustic vibration (note: The vestibular system controls our sense of balance).In combination with the trance-inducing effects triggered by repeated loop patterns in rhythmic sync with dance moves, the result is a self-amplifying feeling of excitement, sometimes accompanied by pleasant sensations of thrills and shivers.We experience similar sensations in a rocking chair, when we are swaying our bodies, or on a swing. The effect is even more pronounced on roller coasters."
Groove and dance music is different than other genres even if you are not a fan of this kind of music the effects are the same. Than in other genre it only affects the fans. This genre has weak lyrical pattern but it have a great effects on our movements.
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