Now introducing Movement Playlists–
for teachers, choreographers, movers, anyone.
What a favorite pastime– listening to music. Maybe I was a musician in my past life or maybe I will be a DJ in the next one (ha). Either way, I love making and sharing playlists. Along with sharing music, I’ll also dish out a few facts about music and movement such as the possible links between the two and what research has found.
Music + Movement
- When music enters the central nervous system, some information goes to the brain and some goes to our motor nerves and spinal cord. This means we tend to move to the rhythm without even trying.
- Both music and dance deal with movements of the body measured in time. However, the body is often more time consuming than musical gestures (e.g. a violin trill).
- Rhythm is classified in three groups: motor rhythm, breathing rhythm, and emotional rhythm.
- Dance and movement may have rhythm in common, but it may not have melody in common.
- An infamous research study has shown that music and movement do share a common structure that helps the brain process emotional expression due to their shared neural circuits, which became evident across cultures.
Stay tuned for more playlists and quick facts every month.
Enjoy!
xo