Everyday Thoughts

Auditory Perception Test

Psychology/Neurology student/medical research person..(Date:5/12/05)(Approximately 2hr session)

Anyway,this person requested for research participant and I volunteered.
Interesting,

1)She has a list of sounds (ie,woman, man, chicken, cello, piano, trumpet, siren)
2)She mixes the sound, (ie. 6 played simultaneously, 8 played simultaneously)
3)She plays the sounds at different part/location of the brain
4)Participant is required to identify a selected sound in the crowd of sounds.

The results tabulated is based on the number of accuracy and the timeliness/speed of response.Great chat with her. Her objective:research for stroke patients in utilising the left side of the brain(or the other part?I dunno)

What was learned out from the research? Imagine yourself being the composer,ie. Mozart.Your ability to discern and identify musical sounds within the MASS collection of sounds played simultaneously is astounding. What more,in an orchestra,the sounds are probably similar (ie,a group of violinists, a group of cello players)...and the job of the composer is to be able to identify the 'PARTICULAR player' when it sounds 'off pitch'.

Firstly,you must have the ability to listen at perfect pitch.
Secondly, you must have the ability to identify 'off pitch'(with no.1,u'll have no.2.lol!!)
Thirdly, you must have the ability to discern sounds accurately

This is only ONE aspect of a GREAT composer. What about COMPOSING?Now, that's a whole new story altogether......

Food for thought.Listening is very important.Listening with UNDERSTANDING is even more important.

posted by Songie @ 5:26 PM