Perfect Pitch

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:56:42 -0400 (EDT)
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> From:          Phil Bondi <tito@peganet.com>
> Subject:       Perfect Pitch
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

Phil,

This is in total sincerity...

Question?  When did you realize you could name pitches you 
heard?  Did you have a piano/instrument in the house?  Do you 
think it was up to pitch/in tune as you grew up...

I keep wondering if someone with this "pitch memory skill" or 
what ever it is, could have it without the introduction of 
musical listening during their development.  We all know that 
pitch has varied throughout musical history.  Could someone with 
this ability who grew up with the source of music input being 
off from standard pitch (such as an out of tune piano) have 
"perfect pitch" but only "perfect" to this false standard?  I 
guess what I'm trying to say is do all "perfect pitch" folk hear 
the same "perfection"?




> ..i'll keep it short..
> 
> ..until someone comes up with a better *term* for what some of us are
> blessed with, it will always raise questions..perhaps Relatively Perfect Pitch?
> 
> ..if someone asks me to sing a *A*, i can, in *reletive* terms..if someone
> asks me to name the 4-5 notes in that chord, i can..if someone asks me to
> tell them what key this song is in, i can..
> 
> ..if it ain't perfect, then what should we call it..relative?..can someone
> with *good* relative pitch sing an *A* on command?..i don't think so.
> 
> ..i invite your comments..publicly or privately.
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ilvey
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@a.crl.com