ARE YOU TONE DEAF OR MUSICALLY GIFTED? (A simple test for non-musicians)

[Music] hi do you wonder if you a friend or your child might be tone deaf want to find out if you have an ear for music watch this 10 minute video and answer 10 simple audio questions to find out i'm kevin george aka the boogeyman and welcome to [Music] tone deafness technically referred to as a musia is a condition where an individual cannot perceive or hear any difference in pitch the patient won't be able to hear or recognize melodies but can still perceive rhythm in other words you might not be able to hear or carry a tune but can still enjoy rhythm and dance to the beat some scientists claim that it affects around 4 percent of the total population however this term definitely gets overused even by music professionals especially when a person doesn't react or interact with music as expected sometimes we forget that music like any other art is subjective maybe you can't identify with that particular style of music personally i'm a little skeptical of that number being that high having interacted with the gazillion teachers colleagues and students for over 20 years as a working musician i can confidently say that i haven't met anyone with such a condition not to say that the condition doesn't exist but rather it's possibly less common than the numbers suggest this of course does not refer to partial or complete deafness both of which are serious medical conditions and require medical attention here is a simple test i have devised with 10 questions containing audio examples first grab a piece of paper and a pen or a pencil [Music] the test will get progressively more intricate as we move on each question will be presented with two possible answers for answering the questions simply write down a for the first option or b for the second you will get around 10 seconds after each question to write down your answers feel free to pause and to replay each question before writing down your answer i will provide the correct answers after each question and also at the end for you to tally your score [Music] you will hear two notes played one after the other is the second note a higher or b lower than the first [Music] i will now put the correct answer b lower just like the earlier question you will again hear two notes played one after the other is the second note a higher or b lower than the first note [Music] now for the correct answer a higher [Music] you will hear two notes separated by a three second gap are both the notes a same or b different here we go with the correct answer different [Music] you will hear a chord followed by a single note do the two a fit together or b clash [Music] here we go with the correct answer a fit you will hear a full scale followed by a single note to the two a fit together or b clash [Music] get ready for the correct answer b clash [Music] you will hear a card followed by a shot musical phrase or melody to the two a fit together or b clash [Music] now for the correct answer a fit [Music] there are two main types of keys in western music major and minor major scales and chords sound bright and are used to convey happy emotions while minor scales and chords sound dark and convey sad emotions in this example you will first hear a chord followed by a short phrase or melody in the same key do both of them sound a major unhappy or b minor and sad [Music] here comes the correct answer [Music] a major again in this example you will first hear a chord followed by a short phrase or melody in the same key do both of them sound a major unhappy or b minor and sad [Music] the correct answer is [Music] b minor [Music] for constructing musical phrases and melodies we use the idea of dissonance and consonants think of it as tension and release or a question and an answer in this example you will first hear a chord followed by a short phrase or melody does the melody sound a resolved or b unresolved [Music] here comes the correct answer b unresolved again in this example you will first hear a chord followed by a shot phrase or melody does the melody sound a resolved or be unresolved [Music] here we go with the correct answer a resolved [Music] um [Music] so [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Kevin George

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Length: 11min 21sec (681 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 24 2021