Article: HEAR THAT? PERFECT PITCH MAY BE THE KEY TO UNLOCKING GENETIC MYSTERIES.(U)

Dictionary definition: absolute pitch
A Dictionary of Physics;      238 words ...absolute pitch ( perfect pitch ) The ability of a person to identify and reproduce a note without reference to a tuned musical instrument.

Article: Taking note of perfect pitch
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  March 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... others with absolute pitch, commonly referred to as perfect pitch, who can ... genetics of absolute pitch. The ability ... inclined to perfect pitch are more ... not." But absolute pitch is a gift ... people with perfect pitch struggle ...

Article: 'Perfect pitch' in humans far more prevalent than ...
Pediatrics Week;  September 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... larger investigation into perfect pitch at Rochester. While Marvin ... studying musicians with perfect pitch for many years, her research ... animals and found that absolute pitch, the scientific name for perfect pitch, is widespread in the ...

Article: Pretty amazing, Blessed with perfect pitch,Scott ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  October 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... up a trombone, for example, he started playing Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne on it. Tackett has absolute pitch, also known as perfect pitch, which is the ability to identify the pitch of a tone without an external reference. He has a few ...

Article: HEAR THAT? PERFECT PITCH INTRIGUES GENETIC ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... genetic code of perfect pitch, or absolute pitch as it's known ... diseases, however, absolute pitch also appears to ... If you possess perfect pitch, say researchers ... believes that absolute pitch is an ability that ...

Article: All babies born with perfect pitch
The Independent - London;  February 21, 2001 ;     535 words ... ... learn it. "If [perfect pitch] is all we knew ... If we only used absolute pitch as adults, we ... but different in perfect pitch. By monitoring ... identify changes in perfect pitch. "With absolute pitch, it might be a ...

Article: BOTH GENES, EARLY TRAINING CITED IN PERFECT PITCH
The Boston Globe;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... age 4 had perfect pitch (also called absolute pitch). But 27 ... ability like absolute pitch." The California ... emergence of perfect pitch. They are ... pitch." Perfect pitch is a curiosity ... person with absolute pitch, "a dog ...