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86.1 relaxing after Thanksgiving Dinner. I don't think the recall of dissonant passages would be significant, especially with wierd synth patches of strange harmonic content, played at close intervals.
(IMHO) The range should be made wider, forcing one to account for practical intervals and octaves.
I thought about a test where you "name that chord". Now that (again, IMHO) would be a more practical test in which you could train and improve your ear. But then, that's how I think, being an educator.
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(IMHO) The range should be made wider, forcing one to account for practical intervals and octaves.
I thought about a test where you "name that chord". Now that (again, IMHO) would be a more practical test in which you could train and improve your ear. But then, that's how I think, being an educator.
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77.8% for me. Not bad. I guess if you know what to look for it's a bit easier.
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I got 91.7% (3 wrong answers). It was fun. I wondered if they were doing any temperament differences or things like that to trip people up.
One of the ones I missed was #33. I listened to it again, and they still sound different to me. It says that only 23% of people get this correct. Either the test is wrong, or there's something about that phrase that makes it sound different each time you listen to it, even though it's the same.
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One of the ones I missed was #33. I listened to it again, and they still sound different to me. It says that only 23% of people get this correct. Either the test is wrong, or there's something about that phrase that makes it sound different each time you listen to it, even though it's the same.
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In the FAQ area a violinist with the Detroit Symphony reports scoring 100% twice in a row. He must be incredibly sharp or extremely lucky. I got 91.7% on my second try but I'm thinking it's pretty much pointless to keep repeating it. My first result was quite decent and it represents what the test was intended to measure. It would be fun to do it again with all different sound samples. A test that puts a bit more emphasis on subtle differences in pitch would be interesting too.
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Since most of us are products of the 40's and 50's, who remembers the Seashore Musical Aptitude Test, given in elementary schools? I remember doing very well on stuff like this (though no one ever told me percentiles or scores), so it was with some embarrassment that I clocked in at only 80.3 on this one.
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There's hope for me! 100% on the phrase id's and able to detect .9 Hz difference in pitch...Yipee! And this after a couple glasses of wine (maybe that helped!). Now I just need to learn to play the PSG.
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Brian<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Brian McGaughey on 01 December 2006 at 10:05 PM.]</p></FONT>