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Music, groove, and play

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

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Richard D. Ashley*
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Department of Music Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. r-ashley@northwestern.edu
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Abstract

Savage et al. include groove and dance among musical features which enhance social bonds and group coherence. I discuss groove as grounded in structure and performance, and relate musical performance to play in nonhuman animals and humans. The interplay of individuals' contributions with group action is proposed as the common link between music and play as contributors to social bonding.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e61
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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