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Musical Note Perception Can Depend on Culture

Musical Note Perception Can Depend on Culture

From60-Second Science


Musical Note Perception Can Depend on Culture

From60-Second Science

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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Western ears consider a pitch at double the frequency of a lower pitch to be the same note, an octave higher. The Tsimane’, an indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon basin, do not.
Released:
Sep 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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