Just to keep this going... '-] I tuned just other day with an older gentlemen who informed he had perfect pitch. The first thing he said, though, was it's kind of tinny sounding. Played a chord and looked on the soundboard...winding key for their clock. As I was tuning, he said "G". Ah..no, that's an A. Throughout the tuning his favorite guess was "G". Sometimes a minor third off...finally at the end I played a G. What's that? He hesitated..."G"? He had it through out his life. Maybe it goes with old age? He also hasn't played the piano in a couple of years...piano in storage. He and his wife moved from the very ritzy city of Hillsborough (sold home) and bought a condo in Rincon 1. Downtown San Francisco...on a lower floor. Very little of the building is sold...tough times for developers... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Deutschle" <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 5/5/2009 9:28:01 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Perfect pitch >I suspect those that have absolute pitch often do not develop a fine >sense of pitch because they don’t need to for most situations, while >ordinary musicians do. And I suspect that AP is heard in theoretical >octaves and not according to the “melodic” octave that ordinary people >hear. Are there any studies about this? >On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 11:57 AM, David Skolnik ><davidskolnik at optonline.net> wrote: >> Hi Allan - >> While humor is perfectly acceptable, the subject is worthy of its perennial >> nature, which is fascinating in and of itself, as are the sometimes >> misguided attempts at discerning its essence. The study you refer to might >> ultimately produce some interesting information but seems limited in scope. >> A more thorough and on-going investigation would seem to be here: >> http://perfectpitch.ucsf.edu/index.php >> >> It's probably one of a number of rigorous efforts. On the other hand, some >> people don't bother their little heads about nature vs. nurture: >> http://www.aruffo.com/eartraining/ >> or >> http://www.silvawood.co.uk/pitch-intro.htm >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> >> David Skolnik >> Hastings on Hudson, NY >> >> >> At 10:35 AM 5/5/2009, you wrote: >> >> This is the link to a scientific test about Absolute Pitch conducted by >> teachers from University of Brasilia and University of Toronto: >> >> http://perfectpitch.freehostia.com/info_eng.html >> >> >> I did not do the test because it is aimed at those who have it. My son has >> it, did the test and did not have a perfect score. The test is very >> difficult. >> >> Nothing absolute about perfect pitch? >> >> Allan Sutton >> www.pianotechniquemontreal.com >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.17/2095 - Release Date: 05/04/09 >> 06:00:00 >> >-- >Regards, >Jeff Deutschle >Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You.
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