>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... > ..David, I grew up with a piano tuned regularly..when i learned the pitch names, age 7, it was realized then that i had this ability..there's also an old home movie of me snapping my fingers to a song at age 2-3 on beats 2 & 4..i was a cute kid! >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. ..speaking for myself, neither one of my parents were very gifted musically..they both played in HS band, and that's it..i have 2 children..neither has perfect pitch, but my 16 year old daughter is very good vocally as far as staying ON pitch. > I >guess what I'm trying to say is do all "perfect pitch" folk hear >the same "perfection"? > ..or imperfection, if you will..there's alot of classical recordings that have the title of..*Sonata in D*..it's a very flat D to today's standards..does that answer the question?
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