The sensation of groove is affected by the interaction of rhythmic and harmonic complexity

Matthews, Tomas E.; Witek, Maria A. G.; Heggli, Ole Adrian; Penhune, Virginia B.; Vuust, Peter

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“…The concept of "appetence" (i.e., strong and provoking desires for movement) has shed light on mechanisms of addiction (Ferreira et al, 2006). In musicology, the concept of "groove" describes the ability of music to generate feelings of urge to move (Matthews et al, 2019). There appears to be considerable overlap in the concepts of desires, wants, urges and related constructs, yet they seem to vary by the dimensions of magnitude, specificity to movement behavior, whether the desire is conscious and felt, as well as valence.…”

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Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Desire, Urge, Wanting, and Craving

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To better explain daily fluctuations in physical activity and sedentary behavior, investigations of motivation are turning from social cognitive frameworks to those centered on affect, emotion and automaticity, such as the Affect and Health Behavior Framework (AHBF), Integrated Framework and Affective-Reflective Theory (ART). This shift has necessitated: (a) re-examination of older theories and their constructs, such as drives, needs and tensions and (b) an inspection of competing theories from other fields that also attempt to explain dynamic changes in health behaviors. The Dynamical Model of Desire, Elaborated Intrusion Theory and others commonly share with AHBF the idea that human behavior is driven strongly by desires and/or the similar concepts of wants, urges, and cravings. These affectively-charged motivation states (ACMS) change quickly and may better explain physical activity behavior from one moment to the next. Desires for movement predominantly derive from negative but also positive reinforcement. Data from clinical populations with movement dysfunction or psychiatric disorders provides further evidence of these drivers of movement. Those with Restless Legs Syndrome, akathisia, tic disorders and exercise dependence all report strong urges to move and relief when it is accomplished. Motor control research has identified centers of the brain responsible for wants and urges for muscular movement. Models elaborated herein differentiate between wants, desires, urges and cravings. The WANT model (Wants and Aversions for Neuromuscular Tasks) conceptualizes desires for movement and rest as varying by magnitude, approach or avoidance-orientation (wants versus aversions) and as occupying independent dimensions instead of opposite ends of the same axis. For instance, one hypothetically might be in a state of both high desire for movement and rest simultaneously. Variations in motivation states to move and rest may also be associated with various stress states, like freezing or fight and flight. The first validated instrument to measure feelings of desire/want for movement and rest, the CRAVE

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“…It had a high pattern coefficient of 0.99 on pleasure and was slightly better aligned with the underlying factor than the very similar item 14 (''Listening to this music is enjoyable.''). Item 13 is compatible with items used by Witek et al (2014) and Matthews et al (2019). !…”

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“…The number of factors was confirmed by parallel analysis (McCoach et al, 2013, p. 123), Kaiser's criterion (Kaiser, 1958), and a scree plot. Based on the results of earlier studies (Matthews et al, 2019), we expected the two factors to be positively correlated. Accordingly, an oblique promax rotation was used.…”

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“…Music psychology defines the experience of groove more narrowly as listeners' inner urge to move in response to the music (Davies, Madison, Silva, & Guyon, 2013;Eaves, Griffiths, Burridge, McBain, & Butcher 2019;Madison, 2001Madison, , 2006Sioros, Miron, Davies, Gouyon, & Madison, 2014). Many studies additionally describe this inner urge as being pleasant (Cameron et al, 2019;Etani, Marui, Kawase, & Keller, 2018;Janata, Tomic, & Haberman, 2012;Lustig & Tan, 2019;Madison, 2003;Madison, Gouyon, Ullèn, & Hörnström, 2011;Matsushita & Nomura, 2016;Matthews, Witek, Heggli, Penhune, & Vuust, 2019; & Hoesl, 2018;Stupacher, Hove, & Janata, 2016;Witek, Clarke, Wallentin, Kringelbach, & Vuust, 2014).…”

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“…Factors linked to the person of the listener have also been investigated; for example, listeners' taste, musical expertise, and background. Finally, the concrete listening situation (such as live vs. recorded music) and the interaction of auditory, visual, and tactile modalities have also been studied (for a recent overview, see Eaves et al, 2019;Hove, Martinez, & Stupacher, 2020;Matthews et al 2019;Senn, Rose, et al, 2019, Swarbrick et al, 2019.…”

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Experience of Groove Questionnaire

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Music often triggers a pleasurable urge in listeners to move their bodies in response to the rhythm. In music psychology, this experience is commonly referred to as groove. This study presents the Experience of Groove Questionnaire, a newly developed self-report questionnaire that enables respondents to subjectively assess how strongly they feel an urge to move and pleasure while listening to music. The development of the questionnaire was carried out in several stages: candidate questionnaire items were generated on the basis of the groove literature, and their suitability was judged by fifteen groove and rhythm research experts. Two listening experiments were carried out in order to reduce the number of items, to validate the instrument, and to estimate its reliability. The final questionnaire consists of two scales with three items each that reliably measure respondents’ urge to move (Cronbach’s α = .92) and their experience of pleasure (α = .97) while listening to music. The two scales are highly correlated (r = .80), which indicates a strong association between motor and emotional responses to music. The scales of the Experience of Groove Questionnaire can independently be applied in groove research and in a variety of other research contexts in which listeners’ subjective experience of music-induced movement and enjoyment need to be addressed: for example the study of the interaction between music and motivation in sports and research on therapeutic applications of music in people with neurological movement disorders.

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Is happier music groovier? The influence of emotional characteristics of musical chord progressions on groove

Kawase

2023

Psychological Research

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Specific rhythmic patterns in music have been reported to induce an urge to move with feelings of pleasure or enjoyment, called “groove.” However, it is unclear how the emotional characteristics of music (e.g., happiness or sadness) affect groove. To address this issue I investigated the effects of the emotional characteristics of music on groove by altering the chord progressions accompanying drum breaks composed by a professional composer while manipulating independent tempo and rhythmic patterns. An online listening experiment was conducted using pieces composed by a professional composer but comprising different types of chord progressions that lead to happiness or sadness. Participants evaluated the nine items on a 7-point scale, including urge to move (i.e., groove), felt emotions, nori, and liking. The experiment found that: (1) chord progressions that evoke happiness were more likely to induce groove, (2) emotional characteristics did not interact with tempi and syncopation in terms of groove ratings, and (3) the accompaniment of drum breaks enhanced groove in both happy and sad chord progressions. Musical pieces with chord progressions that induce happiness were more likely to evoke groove, namely the urge to move. This implies that considering the emotional characteristics of musical pieces and rhythms is crucial when creating music for movement during rehabilitation, therapy, or dance.

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The sensation of groove is affected by the interaction of rhythmic and harmonic complexity

Cited by 99 publications

References 60 publications

Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Desire, Urge, Wanting, and Craving

Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Desire, Urge, Wanting, and Craving

Experience of Groove Questionnaire

Is happier music groovier? The influence of emotional characteristics of musical chord progressions on groove

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