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Glassunion

(10,201 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2011, 08:11 PM Dec 2011

Was not sure if I should post here or in Pets but...

I'm in my kitchen cooking and a good song came on the radio, so I turned it up.

My cockatiel started to freak out. But here is the weird part. Every time he made a loud chirp, it was in perfect sync with the upbeat of the song.

I play my guitar about 8 days a week so my pets are familiar with music, but this is the first time I ever noticed one of them accompanying the music.

Do any other musicians notice this with their pets?

BTW, chinchillas love a lively country or Irish rhythm in Dmaj.

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Was not sure if I should post here or in Pets but... (Original Post) Glassunion Dec 2011 OP

When I play my guitar my dog leaves the room. Guess she doesn't like music. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #1

I have parakeets i_sometimes Jan 2012 #2

I've Got Something Sort Of Similar ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #3

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. When I play my guitar my dog leaves the room. Guess she doesn't like music. n/t

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Sun Dec 25, 2011, 08:02 PM

Dec 2011

i_sometimes

(201 posts)

2. I have parakeets

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Sat Jan 7, 2012, 09:07 PM

Jan 2012

and running water, Pearl Jam and Indigo Girls set them off. Never in time with the music really but they do rise an fall with volume.

ProfessorGAC

(70,599 posts)

3. I've Got Something Sort Of Similar

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Sun Jan 8, 2012, 10:50 AM

Jan 2012

My dog (now deceased) used to sit listening to me play guitar. Well, i was working on an instrumental guitar project where each song was meant to evoke some famous player.
On one song, called Saturated (tribute to Satriani), i started with a feedback note before i did a two hand tapping opening. The dog always howled to that feedback note.
At the end of the opening, i let a different note feedback and the dog would howl again. Except, he would howl a different pitch.
Don't get me wrong; he wasn't howling in exact pitch, but he did howl two different pitches when the two different notes were feeding back.
Well, when i finally recorded it, i left in the room with me so his howl can be heard on the CD!
I gave him vocal credit on the CD jacket. Yep, the dog got vocal credit on an instrumental album!

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