Find out if you are tone deaf

[slowair]

I'm embarrassed to give my results, but try the test. Here's what it is about:

"We are interested in studying musical perception ability in the general population. The following 2 tests, developed by Isabelle Peretz (University of Montreal), take less than 8 minutes each. They involve listening to pairs of tunes and deciding whether they are the same or different. Once you have completed both tests you will receive your scores."

http://www.delosis.com/listening/

Mike

[breqwas]

27/30, 25/30. Is it good or bad? :)

[Theo]

25/30 and 28/30 here. No idea.

[breqwas]

http://www.delosis.com/listening/summary.html

So, 24-27 are quite average results.

[ElPollo]

28/30 and 23/30 for me.

I'm not able to learn a tune from just listening. I need to know the first note, and often need the sheet to look at. (I love midi file versions as i can watch and hear the progress of the tune at the same time)

[jemtheflute]

26 and 28 for me. Quite fun!

[Bretton]

You scored 27 out of 30 on the first test and 22 out of 30 on the second test.

However, I didn't realize that the 2nd test was focusing on rhythm until about 1/3 of the way into it...I was still listening for pitch differences.



-Brett

[Cynth]

That was an interesting test, and people should allow enough time to take it since it is a little longer than some. I got 26/30 and 28/30. I like that you can push the button when you are ready for the next pair---that made me feel much less nervous. Although a person who could not distinguish tones wouldn't do well on the test, it seemed to me it was my musical memory that was being tested. I also thought that the "tunes" on this test were a little more melodic---this might not be the right term--- than they were on a test that was posted some time ago in which the notes often seemed completely random to my ear. I think I did better on this test because my ear could more often find something to grab onto. I rarely felt certain of my answer, so there was definitely some guessing there too.

From the website:

Test 1
The average score on this test is 25.41 .
The histogram below shows the distribution of the scores achieved so far.


Test 2
The average score on this test is 25.01 .
The histogram below shows the distribution of the scores achieved so far.

[Innocent Bystander]

Ah, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Yes, I did this a year or so ago, and they emailed me back and had me do a secondary test, and my family as well. My wife and daughter ARE tone deaf. Alas. Well, that's why I practice in the park. I can't remember my login, though. (probably in my inbox, somewhere...)

[Tucson Whistler]

Thank you, you scored 28 out of 30 on the first test and 27 out of 30 on the second test.

That was an interesting and fun way to pass a little time. It made me do the test twice.

[john17]

You scored 28/30 and 26/30.

Thank you for your participation. You scored 28 out of 30 on the first test and 26 out of 30 on the second test.


Well, I guess I can be happy with those results. I was a little paranoid going into it as I've been plagued with ear problems ever since I was little, and have had several ear surgeries by the time I was 12 years old. Now at 36 years old, I have an 82% hearing loss in my right ear, and a 23% hearing loss in my left.

It's good to know what hearing I do have left, is working correctly. lol

Cheers!

John

[Adrian]

You scored 29 out of 30 on the first test and 28 out of 30 on the second test.

Happy with this!

[sbfluter]

Ouch. I'm on the bad end of the bell curve.

[Bill Hennessy]

I managed a 28 and a 27. I guess that's a little above average (for a change!).

[tegea]

29 / 29