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Re:The High Price of Multitasking by jjtheblunt on Thursday August 01, 2019 @05:04PM (#20588356)
Are piano players, keeping a distinct lower-register tune in their left hand WHILE their right hand plays a distinct tune, truly multitasking ?
Re:The High Price of Multitasking by ikeyany on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:04PM (#20588816)
I would say no—rather, their hands are executing two parts of the same task: playing piano.

That's like saying a wind player is multitasking when they blow air while simultaneously moving their fingers.

Re:The High Price of Multitasking by cw_ds on Friday August 02, 2019 @11:06AM (#20593523)
If you mean a different piece in each hand simultaneously, then yes, I'd consider it multitasking. Until the pianist practiced doing that enough to think of it as a single piece in their head, that is.
Re:The High Price of Multitasking by akman on Thursday August 01, 2019 @05:58PM (#20588770)
The accompaniment hand is practiced to the point where it's automated, so not truly.