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earthman buck
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earthman buck
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03/18/2007 7:45 am
Hearing tests

The above link has three tests, to check if you are tone, pitch, or rhythm deaf. Take the tests and let the rest of us know how you do! I took each twice, just to make sure. ;)

Here are my results:

Pitch test: "At 500 Hz, you can reliably differentiate two tones 2.4 Hz apart."
That's rated as 'normal' on the little legend thing, and it puts me in the 58th percentile. I took it twice, because the first time I kinda rushed through it, but I got the same score on the second one.

Tone test: The first time I got 83.3% correct, even though it said "Even excellent musicians rarely get above 80% correct!" The second time, I got 75% correct. I guess that puts me somewhere between the 46th and 79th percentiles. :confused:

Rhythm test: First time 84%, second time 88%. That puts me somewhere between the 84th and 92nd percentiles.

*warning, by the way: the answers are given at the end of the tone and rhythm ones, so if you want to retake them, be sure to look away!*