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It should be noted that a lot of people mistake relative pitch for perfect pitch. Perfect pitch means that I can sit down at a piano (or other instrument), pla
by vunderba 2y ago
It should be noted that a lot of people mistake relative pitch for perfect pitch.
Perfect pitch means that I can sit down at a piano (or other instrument), play one random note, and you can instantly tell me what note that is. No preamble, no tuning yourself up, you can just do it.
Relative pitch is much more about recognizing intervals - a tritone versus a perfect fifth for example.
You'll find as was the case when synesthesia became the trendy fashion of the day that a lot of people like to believe that they possess perfect pitch when it's almost invariably relative pitch.
- brilee 2y ago> Perfect pitch means that I can sit down at a piano (or other instrument), play one random note, and you can instantly tell me what note that is. No preamble, no tuning yourself up, you can just do it. Yes, I can do this. I don't understand why people are so keen on gatekeeping perfect pitch.
- vunderba 2y agoI don't think anyone's gatekeeping it - it's important that you define something as it actually is otherwise it ceases to lose all meaning. (Cough fascism cough).
- Rochus 2y agoThat's correct. Relative pitch gives you 99.9% of the benefits, with 0.1% remaining for perfect pitch.
- illwrks 2y agoNothing but a random comment, but my daughter has near perfect pitch and it amazes me to no end. She can hear a note and 99% of the time tell you exactly what it is. She loves telling me when I'm off key in the car singing along to things. She's only just turned 11.