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Author: johnathan
Date: 2003-08-24 15:45
i want to practice so i can have absolute pitch~
i need absolute pitch very much
so please help me!
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Author: musichick
Date: 2003-08-24 18:00
-Buy a tuner and leave it on while you play.
-Do warm-ups of long, held out notes and adjust until your in tune.
-Be able to sing pitches in tune. Listen to the tuner give you a pitch, and sing it back. Do this until you can give the pitch in tune.
At least, I think thats what you mean by absolute pitch. If not, post back. Hope that helps!
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-08-24 18:50
Why do you need absolute pitch?? Even professional musicians get along quite nicely without it.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-08-24 21:51
No they only need to have good relative pitch. For example, are they flat or sharp compared to the rest of the ensemble. They also need the ability to accurately judge intervals. For example, a major third, minor second, etc so that they can accurately play the pitches RELATIVE to the key signature.
It's not all that useful to have perfect pitch as some ensembles tune slightly high or slightly low for a variety of reasons. It would be very hard on someone with perfect pitch to play in such a group.
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Author: musichick
Date: 2003-08-24 23:45
I agree about the ensemble performance, it would be awful if you were playing perfectly in tune while EVERYONE else was playing like 20 cents sharp. But what about solo performance?
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2003-08-25 00:52
Not would be very hard on someone... it IS very hard on someone. That's a major reason why I don't like playing in bands; they usually play sharp, and it grates on my nerves in the worst kind of way.
Perfect pitch is a curse as much as it is a blessing, and I would definitely question anyone who thinks they <i>need</i> to have it to perform. Dee is absolutely right; you only need to have a good sense of relative pitch to succeed in music. The only thing perfect pitch is good for is amusing your friends by telling them what pitch a lawnmover is running at or what tone is being sound by their car when they leave the keys in the ignition. 
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Author: johnathan
Date: 2003-08-25 12:31
and pls can u tell me how to train good relative pitch?
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Author: ~Heather ~
Date: 2003-08-26 00:16
There is a device you can get that clips on to your flute or piccolo and you hook it up to a small tuner and when ever you are playing a note it will show up on the tuner and then you could roll in or out. What is really good about the personal tuner is that is tunes to your instrument only. So its really good for solos during a song so you could roll in or out if necessary. In my orchestra Sheron(the flute/piccolo lady) uses that because she does alot of solos and its especially useful on solos for piccolos. Nobody wants to hear a piccolo doing a solo out of tune, yuck!
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Author: johnathan
Date: 2003-08-26 09:21
is rolling in and out is the only way to control the pitch?
thz!
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Author: musichick
Date: 2003-08-30 00:36
a little sidetrack here... During the fire drills at school, my music buddies and I try to decide what note the alarm rings on. It's quite amusing, for at least the first two minutes. Ok, well, I thought of that after reading TorusTubarius's post. Just thought I'd share.
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Author: beckyjo
Date: 2003-09-27 00:00
I was born with perfect pitch. Sometimes it's wonderful - like knowing what key a piece is in, or singing acapella. Sometimes it's hard, though, because you can't turn it off and it can be distracting. My choir director calls it a curse because it makes it harder for me if he does a song in another key. I also play in band, and it is much easier for me to play my bassoon (concert pitch) than it was on the B flat clarinet!
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