Carl, Seeing that I have PP I find your post by far the most 'right-on' I have read here so far regarding the subject. Best, Greg Torres ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Teplitski" <koko99@shaw.ca> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: perfect pitch/for certain > From my observations, perfect pitch is similar to us being able to > distinguish > colors. How does one explain the ability to tell one color from another. > Of course we had to learn the names of these colors so that we could put > a name to them. Once we knew that green was green, we could tell , but > we didn't know exactly what shade of green it was, except that it had > the characteristics that this particular color had. I believe that > pitch is the same in respect to frequencies around a certain note are > closer to that note than to any other note, thus qualifying to be that > note. If A has a frenquency of 440 cycles per second, then a range > closer to A rather than to G#, or A# would be recognized as A. If this > particular persons ability was keen enough to > hear a difference of one, two, or several cents off 440, their ability > would obviously be closer to perfect than one who could not hear as > well. Not all of us have the ability to observe the subtle differences > in color as others can. In fact, there are many people ( me, somewhat ) > who > are considered color blind. I knew a fellow who saw all color as a grey > , so he thought.?? > Maybe, people who have a keen sense of color difference are the ones who > become artists, and are able to arrange colors much more interestingly > than , for instance I can. If we don't accept > the possibility that we have special abilities, then we can't accept the > fact that some people run faster, jump higher and have a keener sense of > smell, etc. I think that we are born with a sense > of pitch, and can't change it much, the same as we can't do much about > trying to be 6 ft. tall if we're only 5ft. 8". Although, I think that we > do develope relative pitch to quite a high degree, if we are around > music a long time and make an effort to try and learn how certain > pitches affect our senses. ( not quite sure what I just said there ) > I once met a 4 year old who had PP. I knew who he was when he was 4, > because he played Baa,Baa black sheep very well when he was 4, at a > festival.He was so little, the M.C. lifted him up unto a box so he could > be in front of the microphone. He came to my shop for service on an > instrument when he was about 30 something, and I brought the subject up. > We talked some, and I tested him. Sure enough, he was able to > distinguish freqencies very efficiently still. This fellow was very > humble, and didn't think of himself anything special. As he always had > this ability, it didn't seem like such a big deal, whereas, to me it > sure was, and still is. If we look around, we can see many instances of > special abilities owned by individuals who accept them as normal, for > them. Some things just aren't splainable.!!?? > Carl / Winnipeg. >
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