good article on perfect pitch.scott nathaniel wrote:Look, I know what perfect pitch means, I was asking in jest, to see if someone could explain it, that is, people who toss the term around. My question was partially rhetorical, kind of like "oh, Why is there war."Tone Deft wrote:Scott - disagree on all counts.
I usually read more than one hit on google or at least make sure it's a site I'd trust. you're saying that not googling isn't lazy but using google is? what?
like I wrote earlier, with my friend that has perfect pitch I can play a note out of the blue and he can name it.
I don't know how long it would take. how long did it take for you to learn the color red? quite a long time I imagine.
LOL boson.
stringtapper, you out there? can you help me here?
What then is relative pitch. You mean, if I asked you to sing a c, you'd come within some range, but not nail it, so to speak. If time is not an issue, then you, theoretically could possibly "learn' perfect pitch. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that you sat at the piano for hours day, for two weeks straight, playing all the notes and attempting then to recall their names from memory, constantly playing a c and concentrating on how it sounds. I bet after a few weeks, or the amount of time needed, you would have those pitches etched in your head and would be able to recall as does anyone else with perfect pitch. Do you think that would be possible?
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/20/scien ... genes.html
for that matter google "genes perfect pitch" and see what people have to say. it also talks about learning perfect pitch, it says you can't, it says it's genetic. feel free to post news articles that say the opposite.
relative pitch - sometimes I'll learn a song by ear and play it on guitar. then as I'm learning it, it just doesn't sound right. I'll add a capo or change keys and BAM! it sounds right. I got the chords right relative to each other but they were off pitch.
it is an interesting topic, I'd like to see more research than opinions at this point.
sorry I'm fired up, that's the Red Bull talking, I get all "
" on this shit. no need.Happy Friday!
IMO it would be more like if you were presented the sheet music. by hearing the tune first you'd be given a point of reference, thereby making it relative pitch because you could replay the song by playing notes relative to what you heard.hitechsoul15 wrote:Sorry if this a stupid question, but if I could hear a song and be able to immediately sing it back exactly note for note without ever forgetting the melody/notes, does that mean I have perfect pitch? Or does the rule follow to just musical instruments?
