Dave
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Post by Dave on Oct 7, 2014 20:11:32 GMT
When you get to a certain age you (well, I ) tend to become more and more obsessed with minor health factors. Tonight I was listening to a female vocalist singing something (can't remember what) with a very prominent single bass drum thump repeated regularly - no other noises down that end, just the thump, which brought it to my attention. I was also aware at the same time of my pulse throbbing away, somewhere between 60 and 70 bpm I would guess. "So what, nothing unusual in that", I hear you all shouting in unison . It then dawned on me that the pulse and drum beat were in complete unison, and remained so, for the duration of the track. So is this a deliberate 'ploy' by the composer, or something that happens but not by dint of a conscious effort of the composer, or is it just coincidence? Ian?? I can visualise why it might be either one of the first two options, I guess the third option might be a possibility but I don't give it much credence. So, anybody able to educate me?
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Post by Rabbit on Oct 7, 2014 20:20:00 GMT
The tempo of music can affect your pulse rate, Dave. I've never known it to be in perfect sync though.
With regard to tempo, the closer you get to a normal pulse rate, the music kind of relaxes. Go faster and it livens you up and go slower and it brings you down. If you ask kids to clap a pulse slowly, they tend to speed up and my theory is that they are trying to match their pulse rates. It's just a theory, but I have found that consistent.
Disco goes at around 120 beats per minute. Rave goes faster.
That's a slow pulse that you have there Dave!
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Post by hifidez on Oct 7, 2014 20:58:11 GMT
My pulse rate (resting) is 58-72 bpm, mainly at the lower end of that range. Hope that's healthy. I love the tempo of Sharp Dressed Man at 120 bpm... but I hear it at half that.. with the the dominant beat at 60. I may not have used the right temrs but hope you get the drift.
Derek
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