[pianotech] Perfect Pitch and Temperament

[David Boyce]

The problem is that you can't say whether or not a person has 'perfect pitch' if you have no definition of what 'perfect pitch' *is*. 

Marc, you say "perhaps all of us here could fill in the blank with our own interpretation of perfect..."

OK Marc, so give us YOUR interpretation!  Complete the sentence "Perfect pitch is the ability to............"

In anticipation,

Yours ever,

David.



      >Hi David and thanks for your reply.

      >That begs the old question...what "is"..."is"?  What is perfect...what is resolute...what is absolute...what >is relative?

      >Indeed there are many pitch variations...i.e...A 440...A441...A439...etc.  But...being able to tell the pitch >of the note...is that perfect...or something else? Just the tone...or sound...not the absolute frequency.

      >I get your point and perhaps all of us here could fill in the blank with our own interpretation of >perfect...but thought I'd throw that in anyway.

      >And the "beat" goes on...literally.

      >Thanks again for your thoughts David.
     
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