Catchy Tunes

[Scarpia]

I chose the four options based on Copland's classification which has never to my knowledge been challenged on this forum, I then added a "no preference" option for it to be considered logically complete.  How is that a deliberate attempt to create a poll with mixed results? 

You can refute my interpretation of the poll results, you can refute Copland's classification, but your accusation that it was constructed in order to draw a null result is laughable.

I don't have any quibble with the classifications.  My problem is that it required people to make a binary choices, I like melody, I like harmony, or I like all things equally (no preference).  Are there people who are in between who don't feel comfortable with picking all or nothing?    I decided it would be interesting to probe the levels of primacy of melody.  The poll can be repeated for rhythm, harmony, tone color, or whatever aspect of music people might be curious about.

[Ten thumbs]

That's fallacious.  The deeper elements of the music, in fact, can immediately spark the "uninitiated," too.  It is an absurd 2-D assertion to claim that only the "catchy tune" means anything to the "musically uninitiated."

Maybe uninitiated was the wrong word - I mean the ordinary man or woman with little interest in classical music and in this respect I assure you that from extensive experience there is much truth on my assertion.