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"[The infant listener] can perceive a regular beat from her first day, and will move rhythmically to music, but not in time with music until she is four years old. Synchronizing to a beat is what nearly all animals can't do. Humans can, but it is interesting that we only acquire this ability slowly."
— Nov 05, 2025 12:21PM
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Sarah Bollt
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"The Renaissance taught us to like thirds at about the same time that Europe discovered sugar. This is why Mozart, who is full of thirds, sounds sweet. But this is a corruption of our older, savory taste for fourths."
— Dec 12, 2025 11:58AM
