What Music Means to Me
Veteran music educator and composer shares his thoughts on the intersection of music and living.
Episode 21: Get Your Groove On
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Groove is one of those extremely important, yet somewhat ambiguous, concepts in music. Groove, which involves complimentary rhythmic patterns played by members of the rhythm section, gives a song its personality and drives it forward. Groove is the DNA of a song. In this episode we look high and low, spanning decades and great stylistic differences, in search of the meaning of groove.
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