Modeling the Formation Process of Players’ Sense of Groove during Cooperative Performance of Multiple Players

Abstract

A sense of presence and unity is important in music. It has also been empirically pointed out that there is an emotion similar to a feeling of elation called “groove” in music listening and performance situations. In previous studies, “groove” has often been examined from the perspective of tempo and timing deviation from the beat, especially from the listener’s point of view. In this paper, we constructed a “model of the process of forming a sense of groove by players during cooperative performances of multiple players” through questionnaires and interviews, with the aim of systematically organizing the causes, factors, and elements that form the sense of groove. This model is expected to clarify the position of previous studies and help in both basic and applied research.