This is a listening test for investigating the perception of heavy metal harmony.

The test consists of 3 parts: a musical background questionnaire and the 2 part listening test.
By participating in this test you give the researcher (Esa Lilja) permission to use
your answers in his research. The answers are handled anonymously.

1. General information

Age:

2. Listening to music

How many hours do you spend listening to music weekly? (estimate)


How much do you listen to the following genres (1 = not at all, 5 = a lot)?
Classical
1
2
3
4
5

Jazz
1
2
3
4
5

Rock
1
2
3
4
5

Pop
1
2
3
4
5
Heavy metal
1
2
3
4
5

Other

1
2
3
4
5

What kind of a music listener do you consider yourself?
1 (Casual listener)
2
3
4
5 (Enthusiastic listener)

3. Musical background

Have you ever received training in a musical instrument (or voice)?
Yes
No

Which instruments have you played (if any)?


Have you ever received training in music theory?
Yes
No

Have you ever received training in ear training?
Yes
No

At what age did you begin taking music lessons? (leave empty if you have never taken music lessons)


Total duration of musical training in years?


How many hours per week do you spend playing an instrument or practicing music (e.g. theory, ear training)?


Can you recognize musical intervals by ear?
1 (Not at all)
2
3
4
5 (With very good accuracy)

Do you have perfect pitch?
Yes
No

Are you any of the following? (You can check multiple boxes)
Professional musician
Musicologist / Music theorist
Music teacher
Instrument teacher
Music producer / engineer
None of these apply to me

Additional comments (if you have any):

The test consists of 12 draggable sampleboxes that play audio when the mouse pointer (or touch) is hovered on top of the bottom part. From the top part you can drag the samplebox and place it back in the line.

Your task is to place the sampleboxes in order from left to right based on how consonant you consider the samples you hear.

As the leftmost you should place the samplebox that you consider the most consonant (the one in which you think the tones fit together the best), and as the rightmost you should place the sample you consider the least consonant (the tones fit together the worst of all the sampleboxes). The sampleboxes have letters only for your own mental bookkeeping and they don't provide any hint about ordering.

Below is an example of a samplebox. Before starting the actual experiment, mouse over (or touch) the samplebox bottom section and adjust your volume to a comfortable level. It is best to do the test in a quiet environment using headphones.

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1. During the test did you feel like quitting it?
Yes
No

2. Was it it easy to understand the task you were asked to do in the test?
1 (Not at all easy)
2
3
4
5 (Very easy)

3. Were the instructions in the beginning of the test clear?
Yes
No

4. How boring did you find the test?
1 (Not at all boring)
2
3
4
5 (Very boring)

5. Did you find listening to the samples frustrating?
1 (Not at all frustrating)
2
3
4
5 (Very frustrating)

6. Did you visit other websites during the test?
Yes
No

7. You can write comments on this test in the box below (in English or Finnish):