Participatory Discrepancies

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of 'participatory discrepancies' in group music settings and their impact on rhythm and feel.

Here we discuss Charlie's term "participatory discrepancies" or, the differences in where different people feel or play the beat when engaged in group music. These subtle changes in timing can give the rhythm a certain feel or swing, like the hi hats found in a J Dilla track for example. Imperfections drive evolution! Charlie's term for this phenomenon has been cited in academic papers thousands of times!

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Keil

Topics covered

• music
• rhythm
• participation
• group dynamics
• timing
• evolution

Keywords

• participatory discrepancies
• group music
• rhythm
• timing
• J Dilla
• evolution
• music feel