entrainment

October 14, 2013

Running Music

(Listening on headphones recommended.) Continue reading

Electronic music, entrainment, field recording, film sound, groovology, mindfulness, music and body movement, perception, running, sensation, soundscapes
April 5, 2013

Strange Mechanisms II: On Exercise And Musical Tempo

Last week I found myself thinking about the effects of listening to music while exercising. I run a lot but have never listened to music while doing so. The reason I guess is that I want to listen to the cadence of my feet and hear ambient sounds around me for safety reasons. My attention Continue reading

entrainment, music and body movement, musical time

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March 19, 2012

Strange Mechanisms: On Entrainment And Running To Music

“…the music, the words of the mottoes, the steps of the dance, trigger the strange mechanism.” — Jean Rouch in Gilbert Rouget, Music and Trance (1985:181) Yesterday I ran the NYC Half Marathon (in a time that qualified me for the NYC Marathon–yes!). One of the things I noticed along the route was the presence Continue reading

entrainment, musical time, perception, running, soundscapes

gilbert rouget, nyc half marathon

Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

entrainment

Running Music

Strange Mechanisms II: On Exercise And Musical Tempo

Strange Mechanisms: On Entrainment And Running To Music