Category
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perfect pitch
ability to accurately identify musical notes by ear without reference
amusia
Amusia is a musical disorder that appears mainly as a defect in processing pitch but also encompasses musical memory and recognition. Two main classifications of amusia exist: acquired amusia, which occurs as a result of brain damage, and congenital amusia, which results from a music-processing anomaly present since birth.
background music
music in a film, video game or other medium that establishes mood
relative pitch
the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
biomusicology
Biomusicology is the study of music from a biological point of view. The term was coined by Nils L. Wallin in 1991 to encompass several branches of music psychology and musicology, including evolutionary musicology, neuromusicology, and comparative musicology.
Psychology of music preference
Cognitive neuroscience of music
scientific study of brain processes related to music