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Re: Perfect Pitch Gene and Clarinetist

Author: Ski
Date: 2007-08-31 04:48

OK, let's assume for a moment that perfect pitch ability doesn't have a genetic origin. Imagine two different youngsters growing up in households where their parents play piano regularly. When they're a little older they both take piano lessons but only one child develops perfect pitch ability. How might you explain this phenomenon?

I would argue that almost anyone can learn English even if it's not their first language. But not everyone can learn to have an innate sense of pitch.

To your other point, I have two questions for you:

First, how do you equate a "scientifically musical" (whatever that means) set of pitch divisions with "meaningfulness". Meaningful to whom? There are numerous non-Western cultures which use fewer than 12 scale steps, and others that use more. And I know several US-based musicians who play in microtonal ensembles. Which scale system, then, is more "meaningful"?

Second, how can you say with certainty that the pitches of a 29 step, 53 step, or any other microtonal scale couldn't be recognized by someone with perfect pitch ability in those systems? Is it that you think it's just too many steps for anyone to be able to recognize? Or is your statement based on some kind of experience, or research that you're familiar with?

Post Edited (2007-08-31 07:39)

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