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Norm doesn’t have any knowledge about music in the technical sense—he can tell me that he likes a certain song, but he can’t tell me what the names of the chords are. He is, however, an expert in knowing what he likes. This is not at all unusual, of course. Many of us have a practical knowledge of things we like, and can communicate our preferences without possessing the technical knowledge of the true expert.
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
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