GLOSSARY
FLOW STATE
"Flow State" or "Generative Trance"; an altered state where the conscious mind relaxes and lets the powerful creative intelligence of the subconscious to surface. Used for inner transformation, rapid learning and high end performance.
META-STATE
Meta (from the Greek μετα-, meta-, meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning more comprehensive or transcending -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta
State - is a suffix meaning state of consciousness or awareness
RHYTHM ARCHETYPE
A pattern, "first" form, or a main model that other, patterns, "merge"
Platonic concept of pure form, embodying the fundamental characteristics of a thing.
A collectively-inherited unconscious intelligence that is universally present in individual psyches
A constantly-recurring element or motif. This definition refers to the recurrence of elements or motives shared throughout various, seemingly unrelated music around the globe
EMERGENCE
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties. It's parts do not have on their own properties or behaviors which emerge only when the parts interact in a wider whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
SOCIAL DYNAMICS
Social dynamics (or Socio-dynamics) is the study of the behavior of groups that results from the interactions of individual group members as well to the study of the relationship between individual interactions and group level behaviors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dynamics
SIMULTANAUTY / MULTI DIMENSIONAL AWARENESS
The bifurcation of attention through Simultaneity leads to Multi-dimensional Awarness in rhythm. Triggered by merging polarities within the one field of awareness i.e. active/ passive, Speaking /listening, right /left, up/down, tension/relaxation.
VESTIBULAR
The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that provides the leading contribution to the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea, a part of the auditory system, it constitutes the labyrinth of the inner ear in most mammals. - wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system
PRECISE VESTIBULAR RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT
Vestibular movement is the main driver of rhythmic orientation. Precise, repetitive and most importantly synchronised movements of the head and neck will stimulate strong rhythmic perception. By stepping laterally and/or forward in patterns that represents precise rhythmic cycles the vestibular will register this movement and over time create deep rhythmic entrainment! When combined with the stimulus from rhythmic speaking/singing along with skeletal pulse waves from the impact of stepping and clapping, this rhythmic information (if syncronised) will meet at the brain stem to trigger the bodies innate rhythmic intelligence.
VOLUNTARY, AUTOMATIC & AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT
There are three types of rhythmic movement...
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Voluntary rhythmic movement - is governed by conscious "will", is associated with control and co-ordination, however has a quality of rigidity and therefor by itself cannot not synchronise. It represents rhythmic form void of essence or life (connection to inaudible).
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Automatic Rhythmic Movement -is involuntary, lacks conscious control, it cannot be observed by the conscious mind without being disturbed, is prone to becoming compulsive (reactive) and can easily become random. It associated with a lack of presence!
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Autonomous rhythmic movement - comes about through finding the balance of involuntary and voluntary movement, being flexible it enables the fluctuation of chaos and order and therefore lays the foundation of synchronisation. It can exist in the simultaneity of two or more independent layers of rhythmic movement and can be witnessed without being disturbed. Once rhythmic movement becomes autonomous it has embodied the essence of rhythm and generates presence.
NORMALISED GLOBAL SPATIAL COMPLEXITY (NGSC)
Normalized Global Spatial Complexity (NGSC) refers to a metric which measures changes in brain functional connectivity and spatial complexity of neural signals. NGSC quantifies the disorder or complexity in the spatial distribution of neural activity across brain regions. Altered brain network dynamics (triggered in URC rhythm processes), particularly in terms of global and regional connectivity point to an increase in neural entropy during the Chaos phases, which would lead to *higher NGSC values, reflecting a more desynchronized, complex activity across brain regions. Within the order phases, NGSC would decrease as the brain reorganizes into a more integrated state.
*This theoretical model explains how and why URC rhythm processes create such profound transformational effects similar to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy .
INNATE RHYTHMIC BODY INTELLIGENCE
knowledge of the primordial rhythmic elements of pulsation, cycle and the 8 archetypal offbeats is an innate body intelligence which can be awakened as a body sensation specifically through precise vestibular movement by structuring time through rhythmic vocalisation, stepping and clapping. Once awakened in the body, rhythm archetypes greatly deepens rhythmic perception enabling a musician to access natural feel and groove in any style of music..
Chaordic
The term "chaordic" is a blend of "chaos" and "order," describing a system that balances elements of both to achieve adaptability and coherence. It was coined by Dee Hock, founder of Visa(https://thesystemsthinker.com/the-nature-and-creation-of-chaordic-organizations/), to characterize systems that thrive on the edge of chaos, combining the flexibility of decentralized, chaotic structures with the coherence of ordered processes. A chaordic system is dynamic, self-organizing, and highly creative, yet maintains enough structure to function effectively. Examples include ecosystems, certain organizational models, or networked communities where decentralized collaboration fosters resilience and creativity without rigid control.
Syncronisation
Synchronization is the dynamic process by which independent oscillators within a system, initially desynchronised (out of phase), adjust through interaction via a shared flexible foundation, go through alternation of chaos and order to arrive eventually at an emergent, ordered state (phase lock). see https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/synchronization-metronomes.
Syncronisation as a process is distinct from 'Timing' which is a fixed inherent rhythm of an individual oscillating part. An important distinction for musical pedagogy, learning to allow syncronisation as opposed to 'timing' rhythmic movement leads to a state of being carried by rhythm rather than 'Doing' rhythm, the latter always sounds laboured regardless of the musicians skill level.