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PERFECT PITCH IS... Ever wonder where perfect pitch comes from? Is it something we can learn? Or is it a gift only a lucky few are born with? These are questions debated recently by researchers. People who possess perfect pitch can accurately sing any note named without first hearing a nearby pitch. It has been pointed out by some researchers that a high level of musical interest and training within a family may be one reason perfect pitch has been found to run in families. It has also been acknowledged that although it takes exposure to music to make the talent evident, if perfect pitch were simply a matter of diligent musical preparation, why then don't more great musicians have the skill? One study revealed that one half of the subjects with perfect pitch had at least one immediate family member who also possessed perfect pitch. In addition, almost all of the subjects knew they had perfect pitch by age 10. Don't feel bad if you don't have perfect pitch. More common is relative pitch - the ability to identity a note from its relativity to another pitch. Relative pitch is thought by some researchers to be of more practical use to musicians than perfect pitch, while others say perfect pitch makes music easier to read and to memorize, especially among singers. |
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