Perception of Tritones in Music

The video explores the perception of tritones, a musical interval that divides an octave in half. Psychologist Diana Deutsch conducted an experiment showing that people from different regions perceive tritones differently, influenced by the speech range they were exposed to as children. Californians tend to hear tritones as descending, while people from southern England hear them as ascending. This suggests that perception is influenced by cultural and neurological factors. The video concludes with a recommendation to learn more from Vox's Unexplainable podcast.

What is a tritone in music?

• A musical interval that divides an octave in half

• A type of musical instrument

• A rhythm pattern in jazz music

• A scale used in classical music

According to Diana Deutsch's experiment, how do people from California typically perceive tritones?

• As descending

• As a mix of both

• As ascending

• As neither ascending nor descending

What did Diana Deutsch find about people from southern England in her experiment?

• They hear tritones as descending

• They hear tritones as ascending

• They cannot perceive tritones

• They hear tritones as a mix of ascending and descending

What factor does Diana Deutsch suggest influences how we perceive tritones?

• The instruments we play

• The range of speech we heard as children

• The environment we live in

• The type of music we listen to

What does the final section suggest about our perception of sound?

• It is solely based on the actual sound

• It is influenced by our brain and personal experiences

• It is determined by the loudness of the sound

• It is the same for everyone

Where can you learn more about the topic discussed in the video?

• In a music theory textbook

• On a classical music radio station

• On Vox's Unexplainable podcast

• In a psychology journal