RichardKennaway comments on More "Stupid" Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 01 August 2013 07:01:22AM 4 points [-]

It is possible that you perceive it differently. Do you have abnormal sound perception, e.g. inability to distinguish pitches or timbres, or to hear rhythms?

For example, if you hear a note, can you find it on a piano keyboard? Likewise a chord? Do you know what people mean when they talk about high pitches and low? If you hear a violin or a trumpet, can you tell which it is? Can you tap out a rhythm after hearing it? Can you appreciate poetry written with regular scansion and rhyme?

Comment author: James_Miller 01 August 2013 03:19:00PM 0 points [-]

I can't read music, but I've never really tried to learn. I can distinguish between a violin or a trumpet,or high or low pitches. No on the poetry.

Comment author: ESRogs 02 August 2013 05:10:59AM 1 point [-]

No on the poetry.

This sounds significant. What about the rhythm part?

Comment author: James_Miller 03 August 2013 04:56:10AM 0 points [-]

I can tell if something rhymes.

Comment author: ESRogs 03 August 2013 06:06:30AM 1 point [-]

I meant the, "Can you tap out a rhythm after hearing it?" part.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 02 August 2013 12:43:42PM 0 points [-]

Can you recognize tunes?

Comment author: James_Miller 03 August 2013 04:54:57AM 0 points [-]

Yes but I'm well below average at this.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 02 August 2013 06:04:10AM 0 points [-]

The tests aren't about reading music. You hear a note or a chord; can you find it on a keyboard?

Comment author: James_Miller 03 August 2013 04:55:38AM 1 point [-]

No.

Comment author: Benito 02 August 2013 06:28:08AM 1 point [-]

(He doesn't mean first time, simply if you can recognise when you've found it)