firsty_ferret Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I've noticed that whenever I play the piano and the cat is asleep in the room, he immediately gets up and leaves. However, if i play mozart he gets up and sits and watches... almost as if he's listening to the music? Just wondering what all your thoughts on this idea were and if any such studies have been conducted into this area? Ferret, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Gently Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 This proves only one thing: Your cat is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoseidonsNet Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 My cat likes the acoustic bass guitar, but not the nylon strings. She likes it best when I just play the low E string, and purrs at the sound of f#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 In my experience: Cats do not like Eb Clarinets. Dogs do not like piccolos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_is_D Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Try playing lots of kinds of music and see how it reacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlioz Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 My siamese cat almost always sits by me on the piano stool when I play anything that is not too loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lex. Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 My cat likes to sit on the bass note keys of my piano (while I'm playing) and my dog sits on my foot while I'm trying to use the sustain pedal...so piano practice at my house gets very awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldKatt Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It seems reasonable that a cat would enjoy some sounds more than others, but it's also a very reasonable explanation that at least part of this is simply confirmation bias. Actually I would be very surprised if it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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