Drum Core

eople’s foottep rates lower prior to stopping (ritardando ).

he number ofbeats per second lowers prior to musical endings (ritardando ).

Gangly Nots

ootsteps areusually higher‑energy collisions than between‑the‑step bangs.

n‑beat notesusually have greater emphasis than off‑beat notes.

Gangly Nots

n addition t footsteps, people’s gangly limbs make sounds in between the footsteps.

n addition t notes on the beat, music has notes in between the beats.

Gangly Nots

he between‑te‑steps gangly bangs are time‑locked to the steps.

he between‑te‑beats notes are time‑locked to the beat.

Gangly Nots

he pattern o steps and between‑the‑steps gangly bangs is crucial to identifying the mover’s behavior.

he pattern o on‑beat and off‑beat notes (the rhythm) is crucial to the identity of a song.

Gangly Noes

uman‑mover git sounds (steps and between‑the‑steps banging ganglies) have rings, and often pitches.

usical notesoften have pitches.

The Lengt of Your Gangly

eople typicaly make about zero or one between‑the‑step bangs.

usic typicaly has about one off‑beat note per beat.

Backbone

ootsteps canbe highly variable in intensity, and we perceptually sense a step even when inaudible.

eats are fel even when no note occurs on a beat.