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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

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

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

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

So, 24-27 are quite average results.

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)

26 and 28 for me. Quite fun!

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

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.

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...)

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.

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

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

Happy with this!

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

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

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