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Groove is a significant feature of popular music, and can be found in many genres, including salsa, rock, soul, funk, and fusion. Characteristic rock groove: "bass drum on beats 1 and 3 and snare drum on beats 2 and 4 of the measure ... add eighth notes on the hi-hat" [1] Play ⓘ
The word originated in the jazz culture of the 1920s, in which it referred to the “groove” of a piece of music (its rhythm and “feel”), plus the response felt by its listeners. [1] It can also reference the physical groove of a record in which the pick-up needle runs.
Grooves (archaeology), long and narrow indentations Groove (engineering), a long and narrow indentation built into a material Groove, a 2000 US film; Groove (joinery), a slot cut parallel to the grain
In drumming, a groove is a repeated phrase that sets and maintains the rhythm and tempo of the piece. Grooves and fills are the main components of the music played on a drum kit , and together with basic techniques or rudiments such as flams make up the curriculum for learning to play the drum kit.
[clarification needed] In popular use, beat can refer to a variety of related concepts, including pulse, tempo, meter, specific rhythms, and groove. Rhythm in music is characterized by a repeating sequence of stressed and unstressed beats (often called "strong" and "weak") and divided into bars organized by time signature and tempo indications.
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center of the disc.
It often employs passing tones leading to the next chord change. The approach can drive the beat/groove effortlessly, create motion, and thus interest within an otherwise static progression. It is often heard in swing, bebop, and more predictably within early Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, and occasionally in Ska.
In manufacturing or mechanical engineering a groove is a long and narrow indentation built into a material, generally for the purpose of allowing another material or ...