Bruce Carl Rasmussen

Professor

Department of Popular Music

Office K1006 (Universitetsveien 25, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

Research groups

Written teaching material, such as:

• Afroamerikansk Musikkhistorie (Afro-american music history)

• Boom, Boom, Boom (Drumset history)

• I Clavens Makt (Afro-cuban rhythms and percussion)

• Rytmer for trommesett (drumset rhythms from the Caribian and Brasil)

• Live from Berlin (an introduction to Ableton Live)

Rasmussen, Bruce Carl (2020). jazz konsert i Kristiansand.
Nilsen, Jan Inge; Tønsberg, Knut; Drabløs, Per Elias & Rasmussen, Bruce Carl (2021). 1-2-3-4-5. På sporet av grooven. University of Agder. ISSN 978-82-8427-056-2. Show summary
This thesis describes my experience with and understanding of groove as a drummer. My research can be described as a research-creation project, as it contains two distinct parts – an artistic and a scientific investigation – which are intertwined. Through artistic exploration of quintuplet subdivision in my own practice, and analyses of music written and performed in relation to this research, central dimensions of groove are put into the context of groove experience while performing music. The discussion departs from an understanding of groove as an object in order to illustrate groove as a rhythmic feeling shaped by technique, knowledge of musical meter and stylistic norms. The main objective is to contribute to the field of research covering rhythm and groove by illuminating an understanding of groove from a performers’ perspective.

Published Apr. 16, 2024 11:14 AM