Musicians do not reliably align with ordinary listeners in judgments

Evidence

Tsay (2013) tested the popular notion that “sound is the most important source of information in evaluating performance in music.” He found that both novices and professional musicians were able to identify the winners of prerecorded live music competitions better when viewing a video of the event in silence than when listening only, or viewing and listening together. The evaluation of musical performances was found to be dominated by the visual impact of gesticulations, not audible output. Remarkable. It is no wonder that the visual aesthetics of loudspeakers precondition our reactions to the sounds they produce. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 45 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Even musically trained listeners struggle to spot transposed oddball melodic phrases; Visual gesticulation, not sound, dominates judgments of musical performance — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 45; Listener experience raises rating consistency but lowers mean scores (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Even musically trained listeners struggle to spot transposed oddball melodic phrases #exemplifies (0.85)
• Visual gesticulation, not sound, dominates judgments of musical performance #exemplifies (0.80) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 45
• Listener experience raises rating consistency but lowers mean scores #complicates (0.75)