Seokbeom Park, Kyung Myun Lee

In music psychology, ‘groove’ is defined as the pleasurable desire to move. Studies of groove showed that musical factors such as syncopation, microtiming deviations (MTD), beat salience, event density, and harmony influence groove. However, the roles of MTD and harmony in groove experience remain unclear. Therefore, we have investigated the effect of harmonic structure and interaction between microtiming patterns in two instruments on the groove experience. Further research will focus on the brain processes underlying groove experience and rhythm perception, mainly using EEG techniques.