Absolute pitch is a relatively rare ability in which the person can identify or reproduce a note without any reference of a musical instrument, such as the piano, for example.
Although for a long time this ability has been considered innate and almost impossible to teach, new studies indicate that it is possible to train the brain to develop an ear capable of identifying most musical notes.
How to know if I have
To know if you have absolute pitch you can do a simple test that consists of:
- Put another person on a piano;
- Stay inside the room, but unable to observe the piano keys;
- Ask the other person to play a random note;
- Try to guess the note correctly and repeat with other notes.
Generally, this ability is easier to gauge in people who have studied music as they are more familiar with the diversity of musical notes. However, people who have never studied music may also have some difficulty in immediately identifying the note.
Another way to identify a possible absolute ear power is to try to understand if the person can sing a song by always keeping the correct tone, similar to the original song, for example.
How To Train Your Ear
Although some people are born with an innate ability to identify musical notes, this ability can also be trained over time, regardless of age.
For this a good technique is to choose a specific note, to reproduce it and then try to identify that note throughout the sia, be it in the songs that are made or in which one hears. One tip that can help you develop this ability faster is to listen to the same note several times during the day, muttering the note in the correct sound.
Gradually, the note becomes easier to identify and, when this happens, you can move on to another note, repeating until you can identify as many notes as possible.
