Assigned Reading
Maggie McBrady
"The beauty of words does not reside in their meaning, but in their rhythm, in their meter."
A common saying I have heard and used many times is "It isn't what you say but how you say it". Van der Leeuw explains this common saying through the importance that humans place on formulas. Rhythm and meter, are among the easiest of formulas for us to understand and implement in our lives. Van der Leeuw explains that the only time something becomes alive for us is when we have found a formula for it. So since rhythm and meter present obtainable formulas we latch on to them and ascribe a large amount of meaning to them instead of the individual words.
To connect this to modern life I though about music. Dubstep and Electronic Dance Music (EDM) rely heavily on strong varying rhythms and meter. When Dubstep and EDM first began developing many people didn't understand the point, there were hardly any words just a bunch of sounds and beats. They were both initially dismissed. But the quickly built up a strong following and have established themselves as music genres. I don't think Van der Leeuw would have been surprised.
To connect this to modern life I though about music. Dubstep and Electronic Dance Music (EDM) rely heavily on strong varying rhythms and meter. When Dubstep and EDM first began developing many people didn't understand the point, there were hardly any words just a bunch of sounds and beats. They were both initially dismissed. But the quickly built up a strong following and have established themselves as music genres. I don't think Van der Leeuw would have been surprised.
"Rhythm compels the movement of the soul, even the soul of the Gods..."
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