Reaction time practice improves rhythmic discernment across disciplines.

Evidence

The purpose of the rhythm circle is to learn to listen and improvise with rhythms. Heartbeat rates related to 60 beats per minute (ratio), and fast-as-possible reaction time is studied. Fast reaction time is essential to survival. It is also important for responding to a variety of situations and particularly music, dancing and sports. Fast reaction time can increase your ability to discern and refine rhythms whatever the discipline. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 269

Categorization

• XREF: Implies rhythmic perception is trainable through physical practice, aligning with deep listening’s embodiment theme — connects to: Group rhythm practice trains detection of subtle rate shifts. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 270; The human body provides the scale for comprehending acoustic rhythms — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 747; Repeated exercises yield new understanding rather than identical experiences — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 100 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 269

Broader Connections

• Repeated exercises yield new understanding rather than identical experiences #corroborates (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 100
• The human body provides the scale for comprehending acoustic rhythms #expands (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 747