Global EAR TEST for EVERYONE! 15 Audio Questions (UPDATED)

21 and thank you. I’ve been teaching guitar and music since I was 15. Studying music since I was 5. I’m 71 years young and people still ask if it’s too late to take up an instrument. These tests are a great way to evaluate their abilities to succeed. I’ve been retired for 11 years due to health reasons. I can still use tools like this for those who wish to start later in life. Not to discourage others but without an ear for tones, it might be cruel to give anyone false hope. I used to give this type of test when I was actively teaching but this has been a reminder of how to address musical ability in new students. Young or old, we need people that just enjoy listening. Stay well and again, thank you. ✌️💙😎🎼

Got a 19 but never really played any instrument. Having loved listening to music this is such a pleasant surprise...

I got 20. I can't sing or hold a tune to save my life. But I've been listening to all kinds of music ever since I was very little and have always tried to remember melodies and voice pitches and to recognize different instruments so I guess it helps. Just don't let me sing, for your own sake.

21 points! A little surprised, I’ve always thought I had a pretty good ear, but I did better than I expected. Lots of fun, thanks for the exercise!

Curious. I have tinnitus in my right ear and, the hearing specialists (several of them) tell me I have high-frequency deafness in that ear. I can hear speech on that side but not understand it. Apparently this is because the deafness removes the vowel sounds. Whatever the explanation, you have to sit to my left if you want me to hear you properly. Also, I have no idea where a sound originates. This was a sudden-onset condition that led me to give up on classical guitar. I did take up piano, mostly because it's louder (perhaps more accurate to say that the sound has more 'body') and no tuning is involved. I managed 18 in this test which is quite encouraging. Playing an instrument absolutely does make a difference. That's not to say I will be playing at Carnegie Hall anytime soon. Pretty sure the Town Hall is closed to me :)

18 points. Took guitar lessons when I was 12 for about 3 months. Never finished but did well during class and enjoyed it. Am now 60 and took this and your previous test. Both putting me at above average missing only 2 points each both times for questions involving more than one answer. Think I am a tad slow to respond for the 2nd part of the answer. Made me feel great as I am now listening to a lot of music and interested in if I can pick up different voices and development of those voices over the years.

I got a score of 21, but I come from a musical family & have been playing piano, flute & bass guitar for very a long time. Thanks for the fun test. 💕🙏

Perfect score, 21. At the risk of bragging, I'm not surprised. My musical ear is quite incredible. I can hear pitches and such. Play me a note, I'll identify it. Tell me to hum a specific note and I'll nail it. Now, realistically, I know I'm not at the top. I've seen videos of young kids doing some pretty amazing things. This guy played a bunch of notes on a piano at once and his son correctly identified every single note without even blinking. That's quite a bit above my abilities. I have to hear those same notes plastered again and again, and after enough time I might be able to correctly identify them. Still, I'm very proud of my ear for what it is.

Great to have you back Michael.

Woow, I rated above average! That's a nice surprise 😊. I enjoy music and would like to sing, but thought I wouldn't have good ear. This is encouraging. Thank you! And special thanks for the explanation of the results. Really appreciated it 🙏

18 or 20. I got question 8 wrong twice for some reason, and got the last question correct the first time then heard 4 & 7 the second time. I'm 62 now, I used to play the piano a lot in my 20's and 30's: Joplin, Chopin, Schumann, Bach, Mozart, etc. But I sight read very poorly, so learning anything new is a struggle. I want to start playing again, you're motivating me.

18 points. Played guitar for less than a year more than 35 years ago as a teenager. Just recently picked it up again, learning on my own, per se, only watching videos on Youtube.. Nice to know that I at least have an above average ear. Thanks for this video.

Got 16 on this, updated version, compared to 14/15 on the previous one These results definitely make more sense. Found it interesting that in a couple of questions with multiple answers my answers were "shifted" by one in the same direction

I got 17 points. I am a multi-disciplined visual artist that loves to sing with a choir. I think I would improve my pitch memory if I trained. Honestly, I know I can’t remember a note sequence 2 minutes after singing through several times with my poor choir director. Sometimes I feel so sorry for him. I totally get why he never asks me to sing a solo part.

21 points and only relative pitch!

21. Started to first play piano by ear when I was 3 years ago but have taken about 7 years of lessons since. Still play better by ear than by reading music😂

19 of 21. I need more practice!! Thanks for this videos!! It´s very funny!

21 amazing test. After 8 years of classical guittar and 3 years of bass guitar i stop to play for a while :) its nice to see that my ear for tones is still in good shape

this video is intended to make you feel better than you really are. I got 21 and definetly dont have perfect pitch

19 points! I've been in choir for years and years, but I don't really know how to read music (it's all memory learning for me). This was a fun test, it really made me think and made me realize that I'm more capable of understanding pitch than I thought.