Hi Phil, When I played the bflat trumpet in school I eventually was able to "hear" any given note and a step down from it as the same note name. The bflat recognition seemed to be subordinate, and I learned to control it better as time went on, but sometimes I would get confused. I haven't played the trumpet in over 10 years now and it is shifted well into the background, but I suspect if I played the trumpet again it would come back. Over the years I have come to see pitch recognition (though I prefer the term absolute pitch) as "as flexible as the person has caused it to be". - John > Hi all. I don't know where else to go with this question..and if it's > deemed inappropriate, I will seek out other sources to find the > answer. > > Yesterday, I was in the home of a client who is now 74 years old. She > is a wonderful pianist, and I found out yesterday that she has PP..or > HAD PP. This is what I observed: > > She freely told me that over the last few years, she has discovered > that her pitch has changed..by a half-step. I played a B and she heard > it as a C..further tests confirmed this. She hears every test I gave > her a half-step off. > > Having been cursed with this affliction myself, I found this discovery > to be rather interesting. In your travels, have any of you ever heard > of such a thing? She recognizes it and has accepted it..I guess I am > trying to find out any answers or sources of information for her..she > is not computer-literate, and she is worth it to find out anything I > can for her. > > I appreciate any info or similar experiences you can share. > > Phil Bondi(Fl) > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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