I knew a music prof and cellist who was challenged to do the following: Play a three octave minor scale--harmonic ascending, melodic descending--two different ways: First in pure (just) intonation as though playing in a string ensemble; then in a tempered intonation, as though playing with a piano accompianment. Measured electronically (spectrum analyzer, I guess) he was dead on. Spoooooky. Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 Original message From: "Jon Page" To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 01/26/2007 10:02:19 AM Subject: absolute pitch >... absolute pitch...perfect pitch... Misnomers. Ego boosters. Pitch Recognition is a more appropriate term. But add to that, what pitch center (A = 440, 442, 444?)and what temperament. String players will want to know <ascending pitch> or <descending pitch>. Some people have a more acute sense of hearing than others. Light waves are frequencies too. Because I can recognize a color...does that mean I have absolute or perfect sight? I've read that some people are extra sensitive to certain frequencies or also can have a drop off of perception at certain frequencies. For me, G# and D are less easy to hear. -- Regards, Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070126/3ba3a4d7/attachment.html
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