Although it might seem odd to phrase it this way, perfect pitch is a relative thing. No two people, even among those who absolutely do have perfect pitch, hear in exactly the same way. A number of studies have been done - although I haven't looked on the Internet, I imagine you could find some interesting reading on the subject. E.g., I've met and worked with amateurs with perfect pitch who weren't very good sight-singers because they weren't very good musicians, but if you gave them a few seconds, they could always come up with the starting pitch for their chorus part.
Oliver Sach's book, "Musicophilia," talks about perfect pitch among many other things and is, in my opinion, a must-read for anyone with even a casual interest in music. What's in a name? Enjoy your good ears and enjoying knowing that you know where the Strauss Horn Concerto starts. If you wanted to work on it, you might be able to come up with something that functions as perfect pitch for yourself in more contexts than the single one mentioned above. -S- On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Kit Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > For example, I can't hum a perfectly tune D on my > horn before playing it, but I know where it should be thanks to the Franz > Strauss Concerto and the opening note on the horn. > > I would never claim to have perfect pitch, but if ever I try to play > something on natural horn with the wrong crook, I get a very nasty surprise! > This implies that I must have some absolute idea of where the note should be > before I try to play it. > > Kit > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
