Perfect Pitch...Matthew

[Matthew Todd]

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You have practiced your scales.  That is good.

Brian Trout wrote:

> Hi Matthew,
>
> I tend to agree with you on this one.  It's not always an advantage.
>
> I cannot play a piano that is more than a half step away from the typical
> A-440.  I'm one of those people who gets confused because I'm not hearing
> what my mind says I'm playing.
>
> Although I don't play nearly as much as I used to, I never did find any
> particular key intimidating.  Not only do I play in the typical C, F, & G...
> I also really enjoy playing in F#, C#, & B.   (One of my personal favorites
> in F# is an arrangement of Silent Night, which I'm allowed to play right
> now.  People don't take too kindly to hearing it in July...)
>
> I do not have the sensitivity that some claim to have.  I could probably hit
> it within about 10 cents most of the time, perhaps a little better, perhaps
> not.  It's more relative in my mind, as opposed to any level of perfection.
>
> Where it is useful to me, is when doing such things as chipping, I don't
> need to bother pulling out a tuning fork, or fooling around with a
> temperament.  It's not great tuning, but it doesn't have to be on the first
> couple of chippings.  It's also helpful to just "run my fingers over the
> keyboard" before I start into a tuning.  It can give me a really close
> evaluation of where it is long before I even open up my tool box.
>
> I know of tuners much more sensitive than me.   I also know of tuners who
> have almost no level of pitch recognition (who are pretty good tuners, by
> the way.)  I don't look at it as being much of a plus or a minus.  There are
> good points either way, depending upon your viewpoint.
>
> I'll be curious over the next 20 years or so of tuning to find out if my
> pitch memory becomes more accurate.  Time will tell.  :-)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Brian Trout
> Quarryville, PA
> btrout@desupernet.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matthew Todd <mtodd@pianotech88.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 6:55 PM
> Subject: Perfect Pitch
>
> > Perfect pitch has a big disadvantage.  When a piano is a whole tone flat
> > or sharp, the person with perfect pitch can become very confused, as it
> > won't seem he is playing the right notes.  I have met people who have
> > had this happen.  They transpose up or down, and get all  mixed up.
> >
> >
> > Matthew
> >

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