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    How well do you know music?

    In my quest to learn a little more about music I stumbled across this link:

    Delosis - Musical Listening Test

    It basically tests your level of perception is when it comes to listening to music.

    Its similar to one I had to do when I was 7 before they would let us go and learn the violin Well, it did get me out of doing P.E.

    Would be interested to see how people get on.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    A little on the easy side (somewhat bit dull too) - 30/30 on each part.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    26/26 for me i'm pleased with that

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    A little on the easy side (somewhat bit dull too) - 30/30 on each part.
    I would imagine its only easy if you can do it. Ok, thats a very strange sentence.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul F View Post
    In my quest to learn a little more about music I stumbled across this link:

    Delosis - Musical Listening Test

    It basically tests your level of perception is when it comes to listening to music.
    god I hated it, it reminded me of music classes at school

    I'm notoriously not good at this stuff... but I got 27 and 26, which, to be honest, I'm even surprised with (was expecting less).

    I did freak out a little when it asked me 'did you hear all the tunes' and 'where you paying attention?' at the end

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul F View Post
    I would imagine its only easy if you can do it. Ok, thats a very strange sentence.
    I know what you mean. It felt easy to me, anyway - probably helps that I have a very strong sense of rhythm. The first part though - was made easier by the fact that the phrases all sounded simple, like familiar melodies for kids - but for the 'different' ones, the second one sounded like it had been played with a wrong note (even if you didn't listen to the first part). I was about to say 'musically wrong' - but that only really applies within a very narrow set of parameters that I'm not qualified to judge. They sounded wrong to my ears, anyway.

    Would have been a more subtle test if some of them had sounded different but still right, instead of different but wrong.

    Hope that makes sense.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    27/30 for both parts

    It would be interesting to see if a higher score correlates with whether you play a musical instrument or not

    (I'm a clarinetist myself)

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by HelenB View Post
    It would be interesting to see if a higher score correlates with whether you play a musical instrument or not
    I do not.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    You scored 29/30 and 26/30.

    better than I thought I'd do

    I used to play keyboards/ organ when I was in Primary / early high school .. but was never THAT good

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    28/30 and 29/30.
    It seems I'm more aware of differences in timing than I am in tone, which I'm sure is the opposite from when I was at school, hopefully that's an effect of dancing.
    But it could be taken to mean that one in 20 tracks that I play, I don't know what I'm playing.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul F View Post
    In my quest to learn a little more about music I stumbled across this link:

    Delosis - Musical Listening Test

    It basically tests your level of perception is when it comes to listening to music.

    Its similar to one I had to do when I was 7 before they would let us go and learn the violin Well, it did get me out of doing P.E.

    Would be interested to see how people get on.
    I did the first 30, then there was another 30 too boring, maybe for a 7 year old who is told to do it.....

    It did not relate to the title, "how well do you know music"... it was more, can you spot the difference.

    Yup, I could spot the difference... but it did nothing for my knowledge of music...

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by Martin View Post
    I did the first 30, then there was another 30 too boring, maybe for a 7 year old who is told to do it.....

    It did not relate to the title, "how well do you know music"... it was more, can you spot the difference.
    Apologies I could not find anything more entertaining for you.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    I've never had any training in music, but do think I've got good rythm and a 'feel' for the music/musicality when dancing. I scored 29/30 and 30/30. Very easy.

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul F View Post
    Would be interested to see how people get on.
    And what was your score then, Paul?

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    Isn't it, rather obviously, designed to reveal whether people find it more easy to detect dissonance or detect tempo alterations?

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    Re: How well do you know music?

    I got a score of 23/30 and 24/30. I didnt grasp music at all at school and couldnt even do the most basic things on the recorder . But, with dancing I would like to hope I am musical as I am able to hear and anticipate key changes, repitition and breaks. Maybe different skills are required for different areas of music, I dont know?

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