At 05:20 PM 03/07/02 -0400, Dave R wrote: >HazenBannister@cs.com wrote: > What I was wondering is,what is perfect pitch >related to? Is it equal temperament,or some other >temperament. > >Dave R: Yes and no. > > Perfect pitch is related to whatever a person has >been exposed and trained to. Perfect pitch is >extrodinary memory for these pitches as a person has >become accustomed to hearing and expecting them to >sound. From the research I've read I suspect it is slightly more than that. Here are some links about perfect pitch which may be helpful: http://ww2.mcgill.ca/psychology/levitin/grove.html http://www.apnet.com/inscight/03161998/grapha.htm http://www.sunflower.org/~bhugh/perfect-pitch-2.spm http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9605/19/perfect.pitch/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/02/010222074848.htm http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/perfectpitch.html >PS: does anyone here know the range of a tuba.??? :) With a good arm and the right wind maybe 4 metres? Seriously though, it's F1 to F4 on the piano keyboard. John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada http://www.musselwhite.com http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary Pianotech IRC chats Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday Mornings http://www.bigfoot.com/~kmvander/ircpiano.html
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