distorted tunes test

[Bob]

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tunetest/dtt.asp

[arensky]

"You correctly identified 26 tunes (out of 26) on the Distorted Tunes Test. Congratulations! You have a fine sense of pitch."    


Wow, some of the "wrong" ones were hilarious and more interesting!

But this is certainly not an equal opportunity test! The "different" versions are just as valid as their more privileged counterparts! Why should common practice tonality be considered "correct"? Where is the diversity? Stop this discrimination!    Call the ACLU immediately!  

[perfect_pitch]

Why should common practice tonality be considered "correct"?

BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER!!! And even after several hundred years of using it - most singers, songwriters and lyricists today STILL CHOOSE TO USE IT!!!

Though you were right - some of the wrong tunes were funny... and what the hell is the ACLU???

[pies]

25/26 i fail

[jabbz]

BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER!!! And even after several hundred years of using it - most singers, songwriters and lyricists today STILL CHOOSE TO USE IT!!

An extremely ignorant statement to make, indeed. I guess renaissance music didn't sound good, because few people use species counterpoint now. Oh, Fugues mustn't have sounded good, because people don't use that either. Oh yeah, Concerto Grossi, they clearly aren't musical. 

[retrouvailles]

BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER!!! And even after several hundred years of using it - most singers, songwriters and lyricists today STILL CHOOSE TO USE IT!!!

Oh you are too cute with comments such as those. And, for your information, common practice tonality has only been around since about when Bach was born, so it hasn't been around THAT long, you know, compared to the other thousands of years that humans have been making music. Please don't grow up and please don't ever make any mature statements. I just enjoy seeing your cute attitude toward music that is "wrong".

[perfect_pitch]

Well - that attitude is the sound of reality!!!

[retrouvailles]

Well - that attitude is the sound of reality!!!

Indeed it is. Hopefully you will join us in reality some day. We'd love to have you.

[scottmcc]

26/26.  didn't even seem like a challenge--most of the wrong ones didn't just have one note wrong, they had most of them wrong.  I think that people outside of america might not do as well--most of those are popular american songs, and so familiarity with how they are "supposed" to sound is certainly an advantage.  I'm glad this thread has brought out the standard tonality/atonality diatribe, as I'd missed it ever so much.   

[perfect_pitch]

Indeed it is. Hopefully you will join us in reality some day. We'd love to have you.

You obviously seemed to have misinterpreted the quote... I'm the one in reality! I've been a member for quite some time now...

Maybe it was too clever for you to pick-up on!

[retrouvailles]

You obviously seemed to have misinterpreted the quote... I'm the one in reality! I've been a member for quite some time now...

Maybe it was too clever for you to pick-up on!

It's cute that you think that. OK. you're in reality. We're wrong. You're right.

[perfect_pitch]

It's cute that you think that. OK. you're in reality. We're wrong. You're right.

Well - at least you realised it eventually!

[braintist]

Try playing all of the tunes at once XD