Hello all,
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Dave Meichle offered:
"I know a few students in my ear-training class who can tell (quite
reliably) what key something is in by its "color." I don't mean color as
in sound timbre, I mean actual visual color. F major is blue, A major is
Yellow, like that."
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From the little I have read on synethsesia, the colors, or shapes, or
textures that a synethsete sees when s/he hears sounds are unique to each
individual. That is, a person with synethsesia that sees green collums
whever she hears an F major will reliabaly see the same green collums each
time. Another synethsete may reliably see different shapes or colors. I
suspect this is as reliable as perfect pitch.
I think the example of two or more ear-training students who hear the same
colors may be an example of conditioned pitch or perfect pitch with
associations. When I taught beginning strings and tuned several dozen
instruments a day, I could find an "A" pretty reliably, but I often had to
start over again on Mondays. Incidently I also once had a beginning horn
student who clearly had perfect pitch... in F.
I think of it as more a blending or crossing of two or more senses. not just
what we hear effecting what we see.
I have read that it is believed that all babies are born with it (as I have
also heard that all humans are born with potential perfect pitch). Given the
importance of touch and taste to infant development I find this very
believable and fascinating.
Unfortunately this means that none of us will ever see or feel or touch
Messaien's music as he perceived it.
Fascinatin' topic.
Steve
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