Amusia, not amusing

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Amusia, not amusing

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4655352.stm
The Beeb wrote:Anne Vere, an amusic from Newcastle, describes music as an "irritant". When she heard the theme tune to Brief Encounter, voted the UK's favourite piece of classic music for the past five years, she described it as "banging that would be best avoided"

Those with Amusia
Can't recognise familiar tunes
Think they sing in tune, but other people tell otherwise
Don't "get" music and rarely choose to listen to it
More, and an online test, at the link above. Definitely not an amusing condition.
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Dat ain't right. :(
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GaryKelly wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4655352.stm
The Beeb wrote:Anne Vere, an amusic from Newcastle, describes music as an "irritant". When she heard the theme tune to Brief Encounter, voted the UK's favourite piece of classic music for the past five years, she described it as "banging that would be best avoided"

Those with Amusia
Can't recognise familiar tunes
Think they sing in tune, but other people tell otherwise
Don't "get" music and rarely choose to listen to it
More, and an online test, at the link above. Definitely not an amusing condition.
We should pray for them.
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Interesting - Ulysses S. Grant may have been afflicated with this. He loathed music - it frustrated him because he couldn't recognize a tune. He said, "I know two tunes: one is Yankee Doodle, the other isn't."

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I do not have amusia, and for this I am thankful.
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Congratulations wrote:I do not have amusia, and for this I am thankful.
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susnfx wrote:Interesting - Ulysses S. Grant may have been afflicated with this. He loathed music - it frustrated him because he couldn't recognize a tune. He said, "I know two tunes: one is Yankee Doodle, the other isn't."

Susan
I heard General Sherman loved music. His favorite song was:
"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"
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Intresting test. I'm dissapointed in myself though, because I only got 27 of the thirty. Grrrrrr.
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FlyingC wrote:I heard General Sherman loved music. His favorite song was:
"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"
That's interesting. Jimmy Carter used to sing, "I don't want to set the world on fire. I just want to keep my nuts warm."

Must be a Southern thing ....

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djm wrote:
FlyingC wrote:I heard General Sherman loved music. His favorite song was:
"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"
That's interesting. Jimmy Carter used to sing, "I don't want to set the world on fire. I just want to keep my nuts warm."

Must be a Southern thing ....

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I hope he was talking about chestnuts!
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Oh, dear! What if you're afraid to take the test??? :oops:

I just clicked to take it, and had an anxiety attack!

I stopped. I don't think I want to KNOW!!!

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Nothing to be frightened of. Queen Victoria took the test and she was not amusical.
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Congrats wrote:I hope he was talking about chestnuts!
The Carter family owns Planters Peanuts.

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djm wrote:
Congrats wrote:I hope he was talking about chestnuts!
The Carter family owns Planters Peanuts.

djm
Ah. And there it is.

Thanks for clearing that up!
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