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One aspect of absolute pitch that I didn't know about until recently is that it almost always drifts when you get past a certain age. An acquiantance described
by omnicognate 3y ago
One aspect of absolute pitch that I didn't know about until recently is that it almost always drifts when you get past a certain age. An acquiantance described how in middle age his perception of pitches had shifted by a semitone so the sensation he got for say an A5 was the sensation he used to get for an Aflat5. It got progressively worse from there.
The thing is this doesn't mean you no longer have absolute pitch. You can still identify the pitches but they feel different, which can affect the enjoyment of music. All the sensations you get from familiar music are now permanently altered, which can take a lot of getting used to.
I added this to a short list of reasons I tend to be rather glad I don't have absolute pitch.
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- perihelions 3y ago- "for say an A5 was the sensation he used to get for an Aflat5" This affects me—probably from wearing loud headphones too long and too loud. Absolute pitch, except I now interpret everything one semitone sharp. (Opposite direction of your acquaintance, assuming neither of us got things backwards).
- omnicognate 3y agoQuite likely I got it backwards. I couldn't remember the direction for sure and pretty much guessed.
- eskaytwo 3y agoIt seems more cognitive than due to physical effects in the ear. Adam Neely had a good YouTube video on it https://youtu.be/QRaACa1Mrd4 https://youtu.be/QRaACa1Mrd4