# Is consonance heard or learned?

**Is consonance something we hear or something we learn?**

Roughness between close frequencies gives a physical part of the answer. Which sounds a culture treats as pleasing is shaped by what it grows up with.

Connects to:
- [Roughness and consonance](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_roughness)
- [The fifth](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_fifth)
- [Chords and voice leading](https://mapideas.org/i/mu_chords)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_mu_consonance · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_mu_consonance