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Where Relative and Absolute Pitch meet

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Where Relative and Absolute Pitch meet
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By F. Rudin
Sep 9, 2015

Most musicians have relative pitch. Many professional musicians have absolute pitch, but don’t admit it, because they are not trained to answer absolute pitch questions and therefore may fail every now and then.

So, what do relative and absolute pitch have in common? Where do they differ?

Relative and absolute pitch both require a good ear. For relative pitch, one must differentiate a pitch relative to another. For absolute pitch, one must identify a pitch relative to a given set of predefined frequencies in the equal-tempered tuning system. Now, since I have described absolute pitch as relative to predefined frequencies, there isn’t really a big difference between relative and absolute pitch. In both cases you must identify a pitch relative to another. The only difference is, in the second case no reference note is played. You must remember the reference pitch from your "inner ear". We also need an "inner ear" to answer relative pitch questions. If I ask you a relative pitch question as follows: "I play a random note, then I wait one day before playing the second note, then I ask you to identify the interval", then, how does it come, that you may fail to answer the relative pitch question? The answer is of course, it is the delay time between the notes. We call the point in time where your memory falls just short of identifying the relative pitch accurately for the second sound: your Absolute Pitch Point. This is the point, where absolute and relative pitch meet.

The Absolute Pitch Point is different from person to person. However, with training you can push the delay time for your absolute pitch point to longer time periods. Our Pitch Keeper Method helps you to achieve this goal by tracking your progress: Answering the relative pitch questions after a longer delay lets you earn more points. But it is not the points that matter: It is, you, starting realizing how to keep the first reference sound longer in your mind. Pushing your Absolute Pitch Point shows your mind what to look and concentrate for. Your mind will extract properties from the sound that can be stored in your short-term memory and finally in your long-term memory.

About AlgorithmsAndDatastructures, F. Rudin

AlgorithmsAndDatastructures, F. Rudin is a small company located in Ramlinsburg, Switzerland.

F. Rudin, also known under the Nickname "PitchFeedback" develops software to help individuals to understand music better. After introducing Listening-Singing-Teacher, Listening-Music-Teacher and Listening-Ear-Trainer the newest program called "TuneCrack" stands for: Crack the tuning problem - Learn to tune instruments precisely. It is all about precision listening and developing a better ear for long-term pitch retention.

Contact

http://www.tunecrack.com
F. Rudin
Hombergweg 3
CH-4433 Ramlinsburg
Switzerland