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[edit] Blindfold Tests
Thank you for mentioning the blindfold tests. However I feel the text slightly misrepresents the nature of the test. While it is true that the blindfolded musicians very often do try to guess the identity of the artist they're listening to (though in a number of cases they don't even make that attempt) this is not entirely what the blindfold test is about. One important purpose of these tests is to let a musician voice his/her opinion on a recording without being biased (positively or negatively) by previous knowledge of the artist's name. Particularly the article's last sentence "Musicians that get 50% right do better than average." suggests a mere guessing game. But Leonard Feather's blindfold test was much more, both in its design and even more so in its unforeseen outcomes. Links for further information on the subject: http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920654712 http://www.leonardfeather.com/feather_29.html Would add some information to this article on Down Beat, but am too unexperienced a Wikipedian. Give me some time. Sluzzelin 17:26, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
