Four to the floor or four on the floor is a rhythmic pattern in dance music in which the kick drum falls on each beat of the measure in 4/4 time. The four to the floor beat was popularized in the 1960s and in the disco music of the 1970s. Other music genres based on the beat include house, techno and trance. Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A bass drum in a drum kit A bass drum is a large, heavy drum that produces a thump of low but indefinite pitch. ... putang ina. ... In musical notation, a bar or measure is a segment of time defined as a given number of beats of a given duration. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s, and which dominated mainstream pop until the late 1970s. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Four to the floor v.s. 4/4 time

There is a common misconception that the time signature 4/4 and "four to the floor" can be used interchangeably. However, one must differentiate between the time signature and the rhythmic programming of a song. The large majority of popular music (including most rock, country and jazz) is written in 4/4 time (also known as "common time"), but much of it does not use the "four to the floor" drum pattern. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Four to the floor is/was also used in later glam rock, such as New York Groove by Hello, later covered by Ace Frehley. It had the thump thump thump thump i.e. the kick on every beat of the 4/4 time. Considering the timing of that song, which was considered dance music at the time, it is part of the "roots" of the later so-called "dance music", much as T. Rex and Gary Glitter were a huge influence on schaffel. All were very popular in Germany in the early-mid 1970s. David Bowie as Glam superstar Ziggy Stardust on the cover of his 1973 Album Aladdin Sane. ... New York Groove is a song written by Russ Ballard and performed by Ace Frehley on his self titled record in 1978 (originally recorded by Hello 1975). ... Look up hello in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paul Daniel Frehley, (born April 27, 1951[1]), better known as Ace Frehley, is an American guitarist best known as a founding member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 For the rock group Tyrannosaurus Rex, see T. Rex (band). ... Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944) is an English rock and pop singer and songwriter who had a string of chart successes with a collection of 1970s glam rock hits including Rock and Roll parts 1 & 2, I Love You Love Me Love, Im the... Schaffel (from a German word meaning shuffle) is a term used to describe a trend in progressive electronic music in which the time signatures are built in variations of 6/8, 12/8, 3/4, or 4/4 triplet feels. ...

Meaning in jazz

In jazz drumming, the term "four to the floor" usually refers to feathering (striking very lightly) the bass drum for all the beats of a 4/4 bar.^{[citation needed]}