If you walk, you have probably experienced it. The same goes for talking. And if you play a musical instrument, then you have experienced it. It helps propel music. It helps propel words, phrases and ...

He’s got rhythm — “fascinatin’ rhythm,” as Ira Gershwin might say. Toes will inevitably tap when pianist — and New Yorker contributor — Jeremy Denk returns to Seattle to perform at Meany Hall on ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A study of syncopation in American popular music was carried out based on analyses of sound recordings spanning the period 1890 to 1939.

Experts have gained deeper insight into why people spontaneously dance to music. New research suggests the impulse to bop to the beat—what some scientists call the “groove experience”—depends on the ...

If you watched the Boston Pops Concert on the Fourth of July, you may remember the vocal group that doubled on horns that was featured in that show. That was the group Syncopation, which is coming to ...

In the Mac 911 vein we have a question from reader M.D. who asks a question likely on the minds of many: The iTunes Store makes it possible to upgrade several of my songs to the new iTunes Plus ...