The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #134865   Message #3071317
Posted By: Bernard
10-Jan-11 - 10:39 AM
Thread Name: Can the tone deaf learn to sing?
Subject: RE: Can the tone deaf learn to sing?
Fred, I agree, but disagree...

Everyone is born with the ability to LEARN perfect pitch, but the accepted definition of 'perfect pitch' is the ability to sing (and name) accepted reference notes. It does NOT mean the ability to sing in tune per se, that is a somewhat different skill.

Perhaps this thread has greyed the definition somewhat, but we should go back to first principles if we are to find agreement.