musicfan1

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   by musicfan1 3y ago

   Well, it sort of is a "super power". As you say, it won't teach you technique or musical taste, but it is a great help for improvisational music and composing. I have played music for quite some time and have worked on my rel
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   by musicfan1 3y ago

   Unfortunately I don't. I wish I did though. I have tried some training, to no avail. When hear a pitch I have no notion of uniqueness. However, since I listen to so much music and tune my violin to A 440Hz every time I play, my ear kno
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   by musicfan1 3y ago

   The voice is the only instrument where you can "play" (sing) what note you think. So, the advantage of absolute pitch for improvisation is minimised. However, AP would be advantage in vocal sight reading. With AP, you will never s
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   by musicfan1 3y ago

   As a person without absolute pitch, here is my take on its utility. It does not help technique, does not help for sight read music, and does not grant musical taste or compositional creativity. AP helps improvisation (mostly keyboard and st
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   by musicfan1 3y ago

   I don't have perfect pitch, just an average hobby musician, but I can immediately tell when an orchestra is tuned up or down (A 440Hz vs 441 or 442, or baroque, really low). I also find out of tune music extremely distressing, and can&