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Perfect Pitch (Absolute Pitch)

The skill to distinguish a musical note without a reference point is unusual even amongst trained musicians, commonly known as ‘‘perfect pitch’’ or, ‘‘absolute pitch’’. To those with perfect pitch each sound has a name and nuance that is familiar in isolation just like colors; you do not need to see red to recognize yellow.

Within the scientific community the genetic basis for perfect pitch or absolute pitch has been vocally debated for over a century: one side of the argument are those people who believe that it is learned early in life by ear training, and the other, those people who believe it is innate. Although characteristics of perfect pitch differ from one person to other, genetic basis of perfect pitch cannot be disregarded.