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The Pessimist 
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Joined: June 13 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3834 |
 Topic: "How musical are you" testPosted: January 26 2011 at 12:06 |
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Enthusiasm - 100%
Perception - 99% Emotional - 100% Social Creativity - 98% Musical Curiosity - 99% 3 pointer  |
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg |
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CPicard
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: January 25 2011 at 14:28 |
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You want the truth? I didn't take the test. |
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PlumAplomb
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 03 2011 Location: pa Status: Offline Points: 172 |
Posted: January 25 2011 at 10:09 |
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enthusiasm - 86%
perception - 100% emotional -100% social - 100% curiosity - 99% i think all those opinion questions jsut say how passionate you are about it all. the actual music tests group - i only got the rock genre correct haha mach the beat - 10/18 correct tap the beat - 4 high, 4 med, 1 low melody memory - 1 wrong (i have a crazy memory) |
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harmonium.ro
Special Collaborator 
Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989 |
Posted: January 25 2011 at 04:22 |
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Too much metal in your past, eh?  |
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ProgBob
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 02 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 202 |
Posted: January 24 2011 at 17:05 |
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No I am not at all. It would be interesting to know how well the scores correlate with actually being a musician. Thanks for the reassurance anyway! |
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CPicard
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: January 24 2011 at 16:25 |
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Enthusiasm - 37%
Perception - 16% Emotional - 25% Social Creativity - 31% Musical Curiosity - 22% |
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The T
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: January 24 2011 at 16:19 |
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Enthusiasm - 95%
Perception - 99% Emotional - 82% Social Creativity - 83% Musical Curiosity - 94%
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clarke2001
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 14 2006 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 4160 |
Posted: January 24 2011 at 07:39 |
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99/99/82/78/99...cool test!
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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
Posted: January 24 2011 at 01:59 |
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I would say, do not take it too seriously. It is like the so-called 'intelligent' tests you sometimes find on the web. To detect, if you are musical or not, better ask a good music teacher (one you can trust). Also I do not know, if you are a musician? I think people have advantages in the test, who already have a certain time experience as an active musician. Saying that, you need not be a musician to like and fully appreciate complex music. And I completely ignored the 'listening recommendations' after the test. That's bullsh*t IMHO. I had some 'mediums' in the rhythm test (although I see it as one of my strengths) because I'd rather hit a drum than the keyboard bar (my keyboard has a build-in resistance which slows down the press). And those beeps were irritating. Also the memory test: it was irritating that the melody was played in a different pitch. I had to really concentrate on the relative intervals. I had the first wrong because I did not realize it at first. People with perfect pitch might have difficulties. Edited by Formentera Lady - January 24 2011 at 02:04 |
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The Neck Romancer
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Joined: June 01 2010 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 10185 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 18:19 |
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Enthusiasm - 98%
Perception - 99% Emotional - 76% Social Creativity - 92% Musical Curiosity - 99%
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ProgBob
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Joined: April 02 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 202 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 16:46 |
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One thing I did find very difficult was the melody memory test. In real life, I don't think my memory for melody is bad and I can usually whistle or sing a passable version of melodies that I can recall. However, in the test, the second melody nearly always sounded 'out of tune' to me, which I found very distracting.
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ProgBob
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Joined: April 02 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 202 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 16:39 |
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None of you posting your scores is making me feel any better! I comfort myself with the thought that perhaps only those getting the high scores are bothering to post.
More seriously, I am interested in what is being revealed by the test. The implication is that someone like me with a low musical perception score isn't capable of appreciating anything but the most mundane pop music. And yet from a very young age I have always sought out music that is interesting to me rather than what was fashionable or popular. Generally speaking, the stuff I have liked has turned out to be what is considered to be relatively complex - that has never been a conscious criterion on my part and has not been true of everything I have liked, but I think is a side effect of not being easily satisfied. Like, I guess, many people here, music is something of an obsession for me, something that I have been prepared to spend a lot of money on over the years to find those pieces that hit the spot for me. It doesn't feel to me like I am not perceiving the qualities of the music I love. But maybe it's like being colour blind and not knowing any better. |
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Henry Plainview
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 26 2008 Location: Declined Status: Offline Points: 16715 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 14:14 |
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It's not about revealing my personal information, I always lie about that anyway. It's just an unnecessary hassle and I refuse to register anywhere unless it's absolutely necessary.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Nathaniel607
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Joined: June 28 2010 Status: Offline Points: 374 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 08:20 |
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Here are my test results;
Genre: All right except swapped one hip-hop with one pop. Beat: 4 wrong. Tapping: 3 Medium, the rest high. Melody Memory: All right!
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Formentera Lady
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Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 07:56 |
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To register: They ask for name, nickname, gender, date of birth, email address. The only sensitve thing is the email address. I use lots of temporary email addresses for occasions like this, that I can delete after usage. The rest can be simply made up. Just make sure to enter a birth year that makes you older than 18. |
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rogerthat
Prog Reviewer
Joined: September 03 2006 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 9869 |
Posted: January 23 2011 at 00:21 |
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Enthusiasm for music: 73%
Musical perception: 99% Emotional connection: 70% Social creativity: 90% Musical curiosity: 90% Genre group: didn't get a single group right. Match the beat: 11/18  Tap to the beat: High for all except 3 and 8 (medium)' Melody memory: Right for all but no.3. I guess that makes sense because I am an Indian (our system emphasises melody a lot) and a wannabe singer, so I am strong on melody. I can keep beat but with those beeps, it got a bit confusing if the beeps were starting at the right place or no. For a proghead, I am satisfied with my score for emotional connection. Edited by rogerthat - January 23 2011 at 00:23 |
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Henry Plainview
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Joined: May 26 2008 Location: Declined Status: Offline Points: 16715 |
Posted: January 22 2011 at 23:43 |
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I wouldn't have done it anyway because of the length, but the registration was just an additional slap in the face. Here's the lazy link if you don't want to cut-paste it. Edited by Henry Plainview - January 22 2011 at 23:44 |
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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A Person
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Joined: November 10 2008 Location: __ Status: Offline Points: 65760 |
Posted: January 22 2011 at 23:34 |
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Yeah, I might have done better on some of the tests if I hadn't got bored and checked PA again while doing them.  And it wasn't playing nice with Firefox for some reason, I had to switch to Chrome to see my results. |
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: January 22 2011 at 23:33 |
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LOL, yeah the register thingy... I would have done it otherwise.
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Henry Plainview
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 26 2008 Location: Declined Status: Offline Points: 16715 |
Posted: January 22 2011 at 23:26 |
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"Just" 25 minutes? And I need to register? Thanks, but I'll do something that is slightly less of a waste of a half hour.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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