On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 07:17:58 +1300 "Brian Holden" <bholden@wave.co.nz> writes: > Many people over the years have claimed to me that they have perfect > pitch. When I ask them to be more specific on this, they start to > cool off. One person when asked what note I was playing on the > piano went cold on the idea altogether. To me, having perfect pitch > means being able to detect or aurally produce a note within a maybe > a few beats, but no one has demonstrated to me that they can get > that close. I would imagine that singers would be pretty accurate, > but not perfect. Any comments? > > Brian Holden Brian - I think the problem comes mostly from the nomenclature. The word "perfect" doesn't leave any wiggle room, eh? I personally know several musicians with perfect pitch, and by that I mean they can easily tell you any note you are playing - a million times in a row with no mistakes. They can also sing any note for you on command. It will never be "perfect", I presume, but so what? The musicians I know who have this gift are either singers or violinists, with one exception - and he's a drummer. He can hear a 4-5 note chord and tell you all of the pitches immediately. This is an extremely useful gift, in my opinion! However, it would be of no use whatsoever in tuning a piano.... Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com
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