title: Psychophysical preference for harmonized musical passages in the Just and Equal Tempered systems.
abstract: Preferences were obtained from both experienced and untrained Ss concerning musical passages presented in both Just (natural) and Equal Tempered (synthetic) tuning systems. While a significant preference for Just tonation was recorded for all Ss, no significant difference for preference was found between moderately experienced musicians and non-performers. Boys showed a greater, and significant, preference for Just tuning than did girls.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D001307:Auditory Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D010897:Pitch Discrimination; D011601:Psychophysics; D012737:Sex Factors