WRITER FUEL: Tone deafness, a neurological disorder known as amusia, can make it hard to distinguish between musical pitches. About 4% of people have this condition.

https://www.limfic.com/2023/08/11/writer-fuel-4-have-amusia-true-tone-deafness/

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Here's an amusia fact:

4% of the population have no way of appreciating #music because of their #amusia.

Spare a thought for them this #DyddMiwsigCymru

"I can think of little worse than going to an opera...why would you do that?" - amusia sufferer Martin Price

https://soundcloud.com/dailingual/martin-prices-amusia

@kanske @CPE
Wonderful and so timely editorial! 🎄 If translating this strong advise for Christmas Carolling into practise perhaps also stock some earplugs for the occasional relative with developmental #amusia in the festive crowd. 🔔 Merry Christmas! ☃️

@chosafine@instance.business Having done a bit of reading on the subject, yes, (most) humans are wired for "entrainment" to rhythm, and when I dug into the topic, we knew of no other animal with this ability. I read the linked case study from the #amusia article on wiki, and while the subject had difficulties with rhythm, not all #amusic / #tonedeaf people do. Interestingly, the authors classify amusia as a #learningdisabilty / #learningdifference @djsundog