In search for the criteria of absolute pitch
A series of experiments has been performed in order to find specific features of pitch memory in persons possessing the so-called absolute pitch. Sixty one music students were given a test of passive absolute pitch (pitch-naming test); then a part of this group was subjected to another test in orde...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Archives of Acoustics |
| Online Access: | https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3083 |
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| Summary: | A series of experiments has been performed in order to find specific features of pitch memory in persons possessing the so-called absolute pitch.
Sixty one music students were given a test of passive absolute pitch (pitch-naming test); then a part of this group was subjected to another test in order to determine their ability to produce required musical pitch without being given any reference tone (active absolute pitch). A criterion for absolute pitch was proposed on the basis of the evaluation of the precision of tuning a pure-tone generator to the required musical pitch. Finally, two musicians, one of them possessing absolute-pitch, were given a task of tuning a pure-tone generator to the pitch of a standard after various delay times. The results were presented in the form of pitch-forgetting curves. |
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| ISSN: | 0137-5075 2300-262X |