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Discover The Connection Between Polyrhythms And Synesthesia With This Video
This Ableton Loop lecture explores how rhythm can influence the senses.
Ever wondered why that one drum groove really hit you, or why a specific chord can be upsetting while another is uplifting? Turns out rhythm, melody and even color can all affect your brain in the same way. Presented at Ableton Loop, a festival that embodies Ableton’s desire to keep its users flooded with new ideas, this lecture by bassist, composer and music educator Adam Neely explains how rhythms can generate responses from our senses.
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Basing his arguments in color theory, measurement systems and math, Neely explains how our perception of rhythm becomes our perception of pitch, influencing whether or not we “feel the music.” To learn why your favorite (or least favorite) music makes you feel the way it does, check out the full video above. And to read an extra account about the lecture, head over to CDM here.
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