<![CDATA[My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy.]]>My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy.

I made a soundcloud just so maybe others can enjoy and/or someone can provide another data point for this theory???

https://on.soundcloud.com/nAnKB1n62XVTIEK7oN

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a33201c6-adcb-42c5-ae2e-37e0e464aca0/my-partner-came-up-with-a-theory-that-weird-time-signatures-in-music-make-neurodivergent-brains-happy-but-i-mostly-dislike-prog-rock-so-i-made-a-5-4-dance-song-and-yup-it-made-our-brains-happy.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 18:18:23 GMTSun, 29 Mar 2026 22:43:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:23:52 GMT]]>@deelion

I just realized there are several comments already about Take Five πŸ˜…

Sorry about repeating that

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116317869371248380https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116317869371248380Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:23:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:22:19 GMT]]>@deelion Different vibes, but I've seen people classify the time signature both as 5/16 and as 10/16, so I guess that counts as unusual?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1jILV6rv2Q&list=RDb1jILV6rv2Q&index=1&t=5973s

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/anna/statuses/116317863246621723https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/anna/statuses/116317863246621723Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:22:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:55 GMT]]>@deelion "Read About It" and "Short Memory" by Midnight Oil both have great, different-than-most-rock-music time signatures in parts of each song, if you are looking for more samples to test the theory.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/MelissaBenyon/statuses/116317838099119333https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/MelissaBenyon/statuses/116317838099119333Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:30:26 GMT]]>@folfdk I've also never really listened to jazz, but apparently I should!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116317659207961401https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116317659207961401Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:30:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:20:59 GMT]]>@deelion

Out of curiosity:

Is "Take five" your favourite jazz standard?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116317622067335491https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116317622067335491Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:20:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:04 GMT]]>@WiteWulf @nomdeb Thanks! And that makes a lot of sense - my brain pretty much just stops doing anything else and fixates on it like a little puzzle. It's definitely not the best to put on while you're trying to work πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116317504446753294https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116317504446753294Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:07:36 GMT]]>@deelion @nomdeb yeah, I read once that one of the things about jazz, prog and math rock that makes brains happy is an element of challenge, at following the rhythm. Air drumming, tapping, or even just counting along in your head, is a lot easier to get a β€œsimilar” performance to for a non-musician than guitar or keyboards.

Which is effectively what Guitar Hero amounted to πŸ˜€

Love your tune, that’s lush that is 😎

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/WiteWulf/statuses/116317333548738466https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/WiteWulf/statuses/116317333548738466Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:07:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:41:32 GMT]]>@deelion
Oh no problem, I'm used to music disturbing my brain πŸ˜… I had a bit of a melt down in an Irish pub once because the music just had too many things happening at once πŸ™ƒ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116316995077515178https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116316995077515178Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:41:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:20:12 GMT]]>@3TomatoesShort That's interesting, but also sorry! πŸ˜… Hope your YouTube adventure is more enjoyable!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316911215905910https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316911215905910Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:20:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:30:16 GMT]]>@deelion
For what it's worth (my brain has a complicated relationship with music), I'm autistic and this makes my brain intensely uncomfortable 😬
Probably this is one of my least favourite genres though so I would be interested to hear other examples, I might go see what YouTube can offer.. πŸ€”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116316714851996124https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/3TomatoesShort/statuses/116316714851996124Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:30:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:08:22 GMT]]>@Virginicus ah yes, the theory may be flawed if actually just everyone likes it πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316628749092984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316628749092984Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:07:42 GMT]]>@oddhack I rediscovered a metal band recently that I took photos of at gigs several times years ago - they were pretty heavy, with a lot of beat changes. It was a somewhat similar experience to your Lindy Hop dancers, watching a room full of metalheads trying to work out how to headbang to it!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316626100388397https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316626100388397Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:07:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:58:27 GMT]]>@temporal_spider It is! I need to do some research and try to find some more electronic tracks in different timings - I did maybe 5 minutes searching before just making my own (I think I was looking for an excuse!)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316589735640683https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316589735640683Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:58:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:52:23 GMT]]>@nomdeb Glad your brain is happy, neurodivergent or not! I'd never really considered it myself until a few years ago when people started talking about it more, and realised I ticked a lot of boxes!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316565904786229https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115807648594858356/statuses/116316565904786229Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:52:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:36:55 GMT]]>@deelion I’ve always loved odd meters. Paul Desmond’s solo on β€œTake Five” makes me happy, but then it makes everyone happy so that may not prove anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Virginicus/statuses/116315325442787948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Virginicus/statuses/116315325442787948Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:36:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:57:02 GMT]]>@deelion I have always enjoyed watching a floor of Lindy Hop dancers when confronted with "Take Five". Only a few understand why everything is failing so badly.

Alas, few Lindy dancers are also zweifachers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/oddhack/statuses/116315168617119231https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/oddhack/statuses/116315168617119231Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:05:07 GMT]]>@deelion yes, I like that beat. 4/4 is great and all, but it is nice to hear something different.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/temporal_spider/statuses/116314964485398454https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/temporal_spider/statuses/116314964485398454Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:05:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My partner came up with a theory that weird time signatures in music make neurodivergent brains happy, but I mostly dislike prog rock, so I made a 5/4 dance song and yup, it made our brains happy. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:56:14 GMT]]>@deelion My brain is happy. I've not ever thought of myself neurodivergent, but I have some quirks which make me wonder sometimes if I don't have some divergences. πŸ™‚

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