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This study does not show what the title claims. Alternate title: Tsimané people do not perceive melodic harmonies. This is also the case for some non-Tsimané
by FeepingCreature 6y ago
This study does not show what the title claims.
Alternate title: Tsimané people do not perceive melodic harmonies.
This is also the case for some non-Tsimané people (google Amusia). There could just be a genetic basis here.
For comparison, you'd need a Tsimané child raised in Western culture, or reverse.
- vixen99 6y agoFor interesting possibilities regarding aural perception and genes see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusia#Congenital_amusia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusia#Congenital_amusia
- gpvos 6y agoThey could reproduce the intervals without problem, they just transposed them by something else than a multiple of octaves. You make an interesting point in the last sentence though.
- FeepingCreature 6y agoMy horse in this race is that I know somebody who was raised on western music and has the same problem. I don't know if it's amusia per se or some related pathology, but I definitely think it's not just acculturation. We spent several hours arguing whether music theory was a valid field of study or complete bunk until we noticed he didn't perceive melodic harmony at all. It was fun, if exhausting. That person also nailed an amusia test, which makes me suspect there's a separate condition.