# PTE HIW #3: Visual Cues in Classical Music...

Highlight Incorrect Words #3 - Level 1 - Feeds Reading + Listening

> You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker(s) said. Please click on the words that are different.

Classical music competitions pit disposers against each other. Obviously, the most important criterion for judges is sound. But that assumption needs a new...hearing. Because a player's passion may be the best predictor of victory. In a new study, nearly 200 novices had to choose the winners of 10 gastronomical music competitions. Some heard a music clip of the top three performances. Others saw a video with sound. Still others watched a silent video. And the mizzenmasts were more likely to choose the winner if they watched the silent video, in all 10 of the competitions. Then professional inventions gave it a try. These judges also only reliably selected the winners from the silent video. Musicians selected the winner more believably even when all they saw was an outline of the motion of the performers. The researchers say the findings show that novices and experts make quick duchess about musical corpsuses based on visual cues conveying involvement and passion. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. So next time you see a live concert, don't close your eyes to focus on the music. You might be missing the most important part.

## Answer

- disposers -> performers
- gastronomical -> classical
- mizzenmasts -> participants
- inventions -> musicians
- believably -> frequently
- duchess -> judgments
- corpsuses -> performances

## Explanation

The recording differs from the transcript in 7 places: "disposers" should be "performers"; "gastronomical" should be "classical"; "mizzenmasts" should be "participants"; "inventions" should be "musicians"; "believably" should be "frequently"; "duchess" should be "judgments"; "corpsuses" should be "performances".

The correct answer reflects the study's finding that visual cues, such as a performer's passion and movement, are significant factors in how both novices and experts judge musical performances.

## Hints

- Focus on the speaker's main argument about what influences the judges' decisions.
- Consider why the silent video condition led to consistent results across different groups of judges.

## Transcript

Classical music competitions pit performers against each other. Obviously, the most important criterion for judges is sound. But that assumption needs a new...hearing. Because a player's passion may be the best predictor of victory. In a new study, nearly 200 novices had to choose the winners of 10 classical music competitions. Some heard a music clip of the top three performances. Others saw a video with sound. Still others watched a silent video. And the participants were more likely to choose the winner if they watched the silent video, in all 10 of the competitions. Then professional musicians gave it a try. These judges also only reliably selected the winners from the silent video. Musicians selected the winner more frequently even when all they saw was an outline of the motion of the performers. The researchers say the findings show that novices and experts make quick judgments about musical performances based on visual cues conveying involvement and passion. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. So next time you see a live concert, don't close your eyes to focus on the music. You might be missing the most important part.

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