{"id":1309,"date":"2011-01-10T17:15:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T17:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk\/runcoco\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2011-02-01T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T10:41:21","slug":"how-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/runcoco\/2011\/01\/10\/how-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"How musical are you? New BBC experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BBC is offering you a chance to explore your musicality while at the same time helping scientists with their research. ‘How musical are you<\/a>?’, the latest addition to the BBC UK Lab<\/a> crowd sourcing website, is looking at people’s relationship with music. Participants are invited to answer a set of questions and do some practical tests (such as listen to two melodies and say whether they are the same, and tap the beat to a piece of music). At the end of the test, participant can see their individual musical profile that describes their musicality on five different dimension.<\/p>\n

Scientists may already know more than ever before about how music can shape the brain, but there is still much to discover. (How musical are you<\/a>? website)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The individual musical profiles are, however, not the only outcome of the exercise. The (anonymous) information collected through the test is valuable data for scientists who are working on understanding the musical brain – what it means to be ‘musical’ and how engaging with music affects our brains.<\/p>\n

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Sample musicality profile<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyone can take the test, whether you think you are musical or not and irrespective of any musical training or ability. You do not even have to like music! Your musicality is ‘scored’ in five categories:<\/p>\n