Title: Musical Ability
grsbmd - August 15, 2007 07:40 PM (GMT)
Expound on your selections.
I have pretty good absolute pitch. I can produce a tone on command, but I have trouble quickly identifying a tone that I hear.
I also have excellent relative pitch. If I think about it, I can figure out how to play most music just by listening to it.
I know a lot of people on here are musicians, so it got me wondering about this.
RippDrive - August 15, 2007 09:00 PM (GMT)
Your words mean nothing to me you crazy bastard!
ShortAssassin - August 15, 2007 09:02 PM (GMT)
You're missing the option "I hate the Red Wings"
firebird - August 15, 2007 09:42 PM (GMT)
Wtf is up with the replies...
During my piano exam, the examiner played a passage and I had to play it back by ear, which I was able to do. But he told me the key. If he didn't, I would have been able to play it back in a different key. So I suppose I possess relative pitch.
I also have some absolute pitch, depending on the key. For example, I can recognize C major and A minor easily.
Zombo - August 15, 2007 11:13 PM (GMT)
not good with absolute pitch, need my piano to figure out the scale. Once I got it, figuring the melody becomes pretty easy (meaning good relative)
ShoeMan - August 16, 2007 01:39 PM (GMT)
i have relative pitch but i'm not crazy like the ones here that actually plays, it takes me time to playback tunes.. trial and error ya know..
Ivan the Terrible - August 16, 2007 02:40 PM (GMT)
CPC - August 16, 2007 03:00 PM (GMT)
Peace - August 16, 2007 03:13 PM (GMT)
How about perfect pitch?
I gots some relative pitch. I can work out a slow piano piece by listening by ear (usually), but not work out melodies on other instruments very well. <_<
frisbee - August 16, 2007 03:18 PM (GMT)
I'm not musical in the slightest, but I have a friend who can listen to a song for the first time & start playing along on the guitar before its over
Zombo - August 16, 2007 03:26 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (frisbee @ Aug 16 2007, 11:18 AM) |
| I'm not musical in the slightest, but I have a friend who can listen to a song for the first time & start playing along on the guitar before its over |
that's actually fairly easy if the song revolves around a bunch of chords... both my guitarists can do that.
Reminiscent - August 21, 2007 07:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zombo @ Aug 16 2007, 11:26 AM) |
| QUOTE (frisbee @ Aug 16 2007, 11:18 AM) | | I'm not musical in the slightest, but I have a friend who can listen to a song for the first time & start playing along on the guitar before its over |
that's actually fairly easy if the song revolves around a bunch of chords... both my guitarists can do that.
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You OWN guitarists? Haha.
Anyway, I have pretty good relative pitch. I have the same deal w/ my piano exam and the examiner told me to play a melody but she told me the key also. Hm, most people have relative pitch, 'cause it's easier x_x Does anyone know any real excercises to develop your absolute or 'perfect' pitch?
Retro-spectre - August 21, 2007 09:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Reminiscent @ Aug 21 2007, 07:32 PM) |
| QUOTE (Zombo @ Aug 16 2007, 11:26 AM) | | QUOTE (frisbee @ Aug 16 2007, 11:18 AM) | | I'm not musical in the slightest, but I have a friend who can listen to a song for the first time & start playing along on the guitar before its over |
that's actually fairly easy if the song revolves around a bunch of chords... both my guitarists can do that.
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You OWN guitarists? Haha.
Anyway, I have pretty good relative pitch. I have the same deal w/ my piano exam and the examiner told me to play a melody but she told me the key also. Hm, most people have relative pitch, 'cause it's easier x_x Does anyone know any real excercises to develop your absolute or 'perfect' pitch?
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Yup, I'm developing absolute pitch right now to play my theremin. Tons of sites out there... Google.
rookee - August 21, 2007 09:22 PM (GMT)
I knew this kid that could hear every note on the piano and know every note in a chord. So insane.
Lord Michael Davis - August 21, 2007 09:25 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (rookee @ Aug 21 2007, 10:22 PM) |
| I knew this kid that could hear every note on the piano and know every note in a chord. So insane. |
That's true perfect pitch (should be able to identify the key of the music too). I actually wrote to a science magazine about true perfect pitch, they replied by saying only around 1 in 10 000 people have it. The only person I ever met with it was my high school music teacher, who was an ex-jazz band player.
Retro-spectre - August 21, 2007 09:28 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (rookee @ Aug 21 2007, 09:22 PM) |
| I knew this kid that could hear every note on the piano and know every note in a chord. So insane. |
I can hear every note in a piano. You need your hearing checked because there ain't no fucking dog whistle notes. Dick.