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RayB:
So if someone is born with particular vocal cords (due to "genetic heritage") they will automatically sing on key, with a pleasant tone and rythm? No practice required?  I don't think so.

shorthair:
Mm. You're scope is too narrow, here. Western music isn't necessarily the measure of music quality. And initially I was talking about their ability to produce full, rounded tones. However, despite the aforementioned tonal and rhythmic difference in their indigenous language vs english/western music, that there is such embedded capacity does in fact mean they're more capable of any musical expression. Even temperament is actually far easier to produce than other (even more pure, as there certainly are) intonations.

Take another example. How easy is it for british and aussie acting folk to assume an american 'accent' compared to their american countreparts doing the same with theirs? Very.

missioncontrol:

--- Quote from: shorthair on June 06, 2007, 09:42:42 pm ---Maybe cos the young black kids in the early 80s were used to seeing their family dance, they danced, etc, etc - vs caucasians not having the same experience.

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Shorthair might be right, my parents drank all the time and I became an alcoholic...

crashwg:

--- Quote from: missioncontrol on June 07, 2007, 04:57:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: shorthair on June 06, 2007, 09:42:42 pm ---Maybe cos the young black kids in the early 80s were used to seeing their family dance, they danced, etc, etc - vs caucasians not having the same experience.

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Shorthair might be right, my parents drank all the time and I became an alcoholic...

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If that was a joke it was in very bad taste...  Alcoholism is nothing to joke about.  I am not of the belief that it is a "disease" per se, but I do believe that it is a problem and not something someone should brag about.

 :soapbox:

saint:

--- Quote from: shorthair on June 07, 2007, 04:46:29 pm ---Take another example. How easy is it for british and aussie acting folk to assume an american 'accent' compared to their american countreparts doing the same with theirs? Very.

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What statistical data or study did you pull this from?

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