Talk:Absolute pitch
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The time factor
[edit]No need to guess. 2605:8D80:5400:9E6C:A0D8:85FF:FEF1:215D (talk) 05:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Adding Eddy Chen to the list of people with absolute pitch
[edit]There are no articles stating Chen has perfect pitch. However, he did explicitly state such in their video "Does Charlie Puth REALLY Have Perfect Pitch??" and many other videos. Is it possible to cite YouTube videos in a Wikipedia article if information is explicitly stated, and can YouTube videos be cited if no article is present for the topic? Booklover9876 (talk) 01:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- This has already been discussed extensively. A Youtube video with one musician claiming another musician has perfect pitch does not constitute a reliable source. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:57, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Absolute Pitch: More Than Just Naming Notes
[edit]Many people think perfect pitch (absolute pitch) is just the ability to name musical notes, but that’s only part of the story. True absolute pitch isn’t just about recognizing that a note is an “A” — it’s about distinguishing the exact frequency of that A.
For example, A=440 Hz and A=432 Hz are both called “A,” but they sound different to someone with real pitch sensitivity. Standard definitions of absolute pitch focus on categorical labeling, but in reality, pitch perception is more nuanced. Research (Miyazaki & Rakowski, 2002; Levitin & Zatorre, 2003) shows that some AP possessors can detect frequency deviations as small as 1–2 Hz. This means AP is more than just a note-naming skill—it’s about recognizing precise frequencies.
If perfect pitch were only about labeling, then all A’s would sound identical. But to those with AP, an out-of-tune A sticks out immediately. This suggests that absolute pitch is fundamentally about frequency discrimination, not just pitch class recognition. 178.42.255.135 (talk) 21:02, 3 February 2025 (UTC)