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There's no scientific evidence that adults can learn absolute pitch with anywhere near the accuracy of people who've had it from a young age, despite a lot of t
by 20k 2y ago
There's no scientific evidence that adults can learn absolute pitch with anywhere near the accuracy of people who've had it from a young age, despite a lot of testing. The article we're talking about is a negative result with that respect
I'd love to see any controlled experiment indicating its possible, but every study has turned up a negative here. People can learn pseudo absolute pitch, but its not the same thing
- bjoli 2y agoIf it quacks like a duck ... The same can be said for language: learning a language after the age of 10 (a number taken out of my behind just now) will make you never sound completely native. I have never met someone who did this that didn't make mistakes a native speaker would not do - however small. I have not seen a functional definition of perfect pitch that doesn't make it a spectra. Whatever I have is not perfect pitch, but the three notes I do always know fit in the definition of it. I can sing F A and C at any time. I know the notes instinctively when I hear them, even in chords or noises. I really don't like when they are flat (sharp is less of an issue). I can feel the notes in my head. Both F and A are like a fizzy champagne. C is like sitting down in a really comfortable chair. What I am trying to say is that I am not sure making a hard line for what is absolute pitch is functionally usable outside of some kind of synesthesia discussion.