There is a commercial on television for the Tangerine bank
that depicts a series of pictures of people at work. The background music
caught my attention because of the repeated rhythm. It reminded me of the movie
images I’ve seen of soldiers in fitness training, jogging, singing and stepping
in unison.
I can’t help but tap my feet when I hear it. Here’s the
original commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lemu4VPBJDQ
This made me curious, what is a cadence? As a non-musical
person, I know nothing of chords or beats or notes. I just know what I like.
But I did some research.
A cadence is a rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or
words.
The first time it was used in the military was in 1944. The
particular rhythm used was created by a soldier named Willie Duckworth.
Recordings were sent to World War II troops overseas by the U.S. Military as it
was felt the chanting would build up the spirits of weary soldiers.
The infectious appeal of cadences is used to motivate and
coordinate people who might not have anything in common. Cadences get members
of a group to stay in step, keep up. It helps with breathing and cardio if you
sing and manage your breath at the same time.
Here's a real military example, the Navy Seal Cadence…How’d ya earn your livin’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgERHICNC0
It's catchy, all this left, right, left, right.....and it does work to keep you going. I just don't have anything I can repeat that is a colorful as some of the cadences I viewed in doing my research.
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