一些人「听音乐只能感受到主旋律」，这一现象的原因可能是什么？ 第1页

这个现象后面是人脑的工作方式。

人脑只能同时处理 4 个对象或者事情， 以前的结论是 7 个是上限。

那么折衷来看就是， 4～7 个任务。

知道了这个最基本的原理或者原则， 在教学当中就可以有的放矢。

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