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You'd probably hear the differences played side-by-side. There are few truly 'tone-deaf' people. Music is much like anything else -- capabilities (including mem
by crispinb 9y ago
You'd probably hear the differences played side-by-side. There are few truly 'tone-deaf' people. Music is much like anything else -- capabilities (including memory for a song's tonality & chords) are increased by interest, exposure to a wider range, close study, etc.
- jerf 9y agoGiven the nature of the work here, you could even put the original in one browser tab and the transposition in another tab and play them both at the same time. That will definitely highlight the differences.
- MycroftJones 9y agoThe one that really did make a dramatic difference is notable because it didn't have the human voice involved. I'm talking about the Star Wars theme. In that one, the difference between major and minor was dramatic. But for vocal music, the emotional cues seem to override the major/minor distinction.
- crispinb 9y agoTo me all of them sounded dramatically different. Then again I'm a musician of sorts. I'm sure there are all sorts of variables, including what sort of music(s) a person typically listens to.
- gpvos 9y agoWikipedia says about 4% of people have it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_deaf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_deaf