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I am not familiar enough the terms absolute pitch and relative pitch, but I am able to hear a note and tell you what it is. To me, each note has it's own distinct sound and I can differentiate each note for the others. A "C" (or should I say "mi") sounds like a "C"; a "B" sounds like a "B", etc. I can't explain how I am able to do it, except to say that I'm able to hear the differences. I can't tell keys by sound - far too many notes at once though I could tell you which notes I hear - though I can read music, but I have forgotten how to tell in which key the music is written. I agree that I should have stuck with piano and I regret not doing so. I can still sit down and play, though not nearly as well as I could. I'd even say that I play like I'm a 2nd or 3rd year student in junior high school. ![]()
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I have decent relative pitch, as I can tell you what a note is if you give me another note first and tell me what that note is - as long as the range isn't too far apart. There has been a lot of arguement about whether perfect pitch can be 'learned' or not. I don't know but I can tell you that I've never met someone who's learned it as an adult. Most of those that I've met with perfect pitch have studied piano or an orchestral stringed instrument at an early age. Its probable part that and part natural aptitude. One more thing. What do you call it when you can stand in the bathroom doorway and toss a viola in the toilet without hitting the rim? A Perfect Pitch. *rimshot*
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Realtall are you talking about interval training, or do you mean that if somebody spots you a note you can then tell what any other note next to it is? I am stating to feel like I am pitch impaired around here.
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For example: You play a 'C' on the piano and tell me that it is a C. Then you play a Gb but don't say it. I could tell you that its a Gb from the original C that you played.
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