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Thread #153304 Message #3589760
Posted By: Nigel Paterson
07-Jan-14 - 11:07 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Want Perfect Pitch?
Subject: RE: Tech: Want Perfect Pitch?
leeneia's definition of 'Perfect Pitch' is correct. As for taking pills to acquire PP, common sense alone dictates: :"Avoid at all costs". Many musicians, both amateur & professional possess good "Relative Pitch". Give me a wildly out of tune guitar & I'll tune it to within a cent or two of Perfect, but Perfect EADGBE (A=440 hz standard reference tone), almost certainly not. Perfect Pitch can be a blessing & a curse. Imagine listening to a recital given by a solo guitarist. You know the key signatures of the pieces being performed, but the guitar has been tuned slightly flat or sharp...a most unsettling experience for the listener with "Perfect Pitch".
Nigel.