Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance
Listening to music is not just auditory and emotional, it is motoric as well: “We listen to music with our muscles,” as Nietzsche wrote. We keep time to music,
Oliver Sacks • Musicophilia
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Musicologists call this urge groove. For most people, the impulse to synchronize our bodies to a beat is so strong, it takes effort to suppress it. It’s an instinct that shows up early in life. Newborns out of the womb for only