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perfect pitch

Unread post by skpr41 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:52 am

anyone try that instructional/training video advertised on guitar mags called perfect pitch. supposed to get your ears trained pretty quickly. just want to get some opinions.

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Unread post by DJR » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:15 am

my guess is it doesn't work - i'm pretty sure you can't learn perfect pitch, its a gift, something you're born with
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Unread post by Snyder » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:30 am

That guy with the huge gay ass smile in that add should tell you it's a scam. :lol:
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Unread post by skpr41 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:17 pm

yeah, that guy freaks me out! :shock: :lol:


still, i would like to be able to tab out songs accurately by ear tho.
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Unread post by ericwormann » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:34 pm

skpr41 wrote:yeah, that guy freaks me out! :shock: :lol:


still, i would like to be able to tab out songs accurately by ear tho.
practice, you don't need a training video. At best, they'll give you some ways to practice, and then say "practice for a few years."
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Unread post by saiyasam » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:52 pm

i'm thinking about trying that too. anyone wanna pool money together to buy it? then we can share?

btw, can perfect pitch in any way be a curse. i can only think of reasons why it'd be awesome.
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:57 pm

saiyasam wrote:i'm thinking about trying that too. anyone wanna pool money together to buy it? then we can share?

btw, can perfect pitch in any way be a curse. i can only think of reasons why it'd be awesome.
isnt that thing over $100? i saw a 2 page ad for it in a guitar magazine i think
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Unread post by tjmac66pc » Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:18 pm

DJR07 wrote:my guess is it doesn't work - i'm pretty sure you can't learn perfect pitch, its a gift, something you're born with
not entirely correct....this can be acquired as with anything, with time and practice...the amount of time and practice will vary from musician to musician however
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Unread post by MWR » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:23 pm

I've read that people with true perfect pitch attain it in the first year of their life. People with perfect pitch are few and far between though like ambidextious people. Pavorati can tell the difference between an A 440Hz and a A 438Hz. Thats really what perfect pitch is about. Everything else is just listening and developing.
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Unread post by DJR » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:54 pm

MWR wrote:I've read that people with true perfect pitch attain it in the first year of their life. People with perfect pitch are few and far between though like ambidextious people. Pavorati can tell the difference between an A 440Hz and a A 438Hz. Thats really what perfect pitch is about. Everything else is just listening and developing.
right on brotha - most people can't hear within 10 cents of a note
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:10 pm

Im ambidextious. you know: this way, that way.
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Unread post by mdel21 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:17 pm

That guy freaks me out.
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Unread post by Jer1400 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:30 pm

Don't buy crap from that guy. Just practice yourself and you'll get it. It's really not too hard... Kind of like singing and how with practice it's easy to instantly match frequencies and recognize being an octave lower or something to that effect.

You may not be able to tell a C 440hz from a C 438hz, but you'll be able to tell a C from an A or G without much hassle.
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:01 pm

Jer1400 wrote:Don't buy crap from that guy. Just practice yourself and you'll get it. It's really not too hard... Kind of like singing and how with practice it's easy to instantly match frequencies and recognize being an octave lower or something to that effect.

You may not be able to tell a C 440hz from a C 438hz, but you'll be able to tell a C from an A or G without much hassle.
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Unread post by Jer1400 » Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:28 pm

I just mean if you tune your guitar @ 440 hertz and pluck/strum a C. Heh.
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