Re: Perfect Pitch

Indeed not. I'm of the opinion that 99% of it (where "it" is
note production) is quasi-instinctual remembering of how to
set your lips (wind players), where to place the slide (t-bone)
or where to put your fingers (strings). Given the idiosyncrasies
of your instrument, the weather, other players, etc. Though, it
helps rather a lot to be able to hear the note before trying to
produce the tone!

Padraic.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Jim Grossmann wrote:

>Good musicianship doesn't require perfect (absolute) pitch.   There are some
>great singers out there who have only relative pitch.  That's what pitch
>pipes are for.
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>Jim
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>> You apparently have not endured an evening in a Chinese karaoke parlor. :)
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>> Kou
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