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From: joelson@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
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Date: 4 Apr 91 21:34:18 GMT
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In article <4123.27fb5354@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>, joelson@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
> In article <1991Mar19.134336.23909@ircam.fr>, verin@ircam.fr (Nicolas Verin) writes:
>> Could you please give the exact reference of the book and method to acquire 
>> perfect pitch?
>> 
>> Thanks.
> 
> I was born with perfect pitch - was able to play songs on the piano
> I heard at the age of 3. I could identify all 88 keys on a piano
> by the age of 6. Perfect pitch is similar to having color vision.
> Just like a non-colorblind person can look at the sky and say it
> is blue, I can listen to a note and automatically know what its tone
> is. I am not a professional musician but I enjoy playing the piano
and singing in choral groups. Perfect pitch is both good and bad...
good - can tune an instrument, helps in music appreciation, can
       easily transpose music.
bad - out-of-tune music in almost intolerable, it is difficult to
      sing in an out of tune choir or play an out of tune piano as
      I mentally have to translate each note.

Gail Joelson
2183 Vernon
Cleveland, OH 44118  (216)932-01127