I read in Time about a study where asians picked up high frequencies more than low frequencies, which made me wonder if this explains a preference for high pitched string and flute instruments. Perhaps black people are at the opposite spectrum, with heavy bass and drums. White people could be in the middle somewhere with guitars.
I also believe J-pop and video game music is more popular in Japan than in the US because of a preference for higher pitched music, while Americans would rather listen to Nirvana or Green Day.
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Anonymous2006-04-20 15:00 (sage)
SCIIIIEEEEEENNNNNCNCCCCCE!
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Anonymous2006-04-21 18:30
Hmm...does that make anyone who likes all kinds superior? OMFG I WIN
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Anonymous2006-04-26 18:00 (sage)
stereotypes
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Anonymous2006-04-29 14:33
They pick those frequencies because that's what they hear the most. 3 cheers for culture and environment :D
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Anonymous2006-04-29 15:51
I think >>5 has it right. Compare the frequencies of Asian and African languages. Asian languages are more nasal and high pitched, while African languages are glottal and low-pitched.
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Anonymous2006-05-05 2:57
So, if I prefer gregorian chants, Carmina Burana-like music and J-pop or Folk rock and some narco-polkas, what am I?
It deals with what language you're speaking, not your racial background. By the age of two or so a child's ear is already tuned to the language they're exposed to most often.
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Anonymous2009-03-18 2:22
The word pirahna, is all I can think of that rhymes with marijuana