Comments on: Understanding The Art And Craft Of Absolute Pitch Hearing http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/ Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Graham English http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Graham English Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:09:44 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/#comment-1427 Chris, you've done something that too many musicians just aren't willing to do. It can be a lot of work sometimes. And sometimes it may even same like no gains are being made, or maybe like things are moving backwards. But it all pays off in the end, doesn't it? :) There's nothing more important to a musician than improving the ear! Thanks for the comment! Chris, you’ve done something that too many musicians just aren’t willing to do. It can be a lot of work sometimes. And sometimes it may even same like no gains are being made, or maybe like things are moving backwards. But it all pays off in the end, doesn’t it? :)

There’s nothing more important to a musician than improving the ear!

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Chris http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Chris Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:19:41 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/#comment-1426 I've have spent a year just learning to actually listen to music without even worrying about what the notes are, just simply listening in the perfect pitch way - listening for the individual timbres of each note. Compared to a year ago my ability to listen and hear what is happening has increased 10x and its great. I have taught myself to hear music in score order which is really helpfull aswell. Now, i am going back and am trying to learn to accuratley differentiate pitches absolutly and i was amazed when i realised that without specifically working on note naming i had developed it. I already new what an a C,E,G,A & a B (and Eb, F# & Bb) sounded like quite well!! I was shocked. The others i muddled up a bit but nevertheless it was great to see that it IS AN ATTAINABLE SKILL! In another years time hopefull i might have full absolution? That'd make composing a heck of a lot easier. We should all atleast TRY and develop our ears to perfection (its not called perfect pitch for nothing!) I’ve have spent a year just learning to actually listen to music without even worrying about what the notes are, just simply listening in the perfect pitch way – listening for the individual timbres of each note. Compared to a year ago my ability to listen and hear what is happening has increased 10x and its great. I have taught myself to hear music in score order which is really helpfull aswell. Now, i am going back and am trying to learn to accuratley differentiate pitches absolutly and i was amazed when i realised that without specifically working on note naming i had developed it. I already new what an a C,E,G,A & a B (and Eb, F# & Bb) sounded like quite well!! I was shocked. The others i muddled up a bit but nevertheless it was great to see that it IS AN ATTAINABLE SKILL! In another years time hopefull i might have full absolution? That’d make composing a heck of a lot easier.

We should all atleast TRY and develop our ears to perfection (its not called perfect pitch for nothing!)

]]> By: Wendy Bull http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Wendy Bull Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:30:27 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/940/understanding-the-art-and-craft-of-absolute-pitch-hearing/#comment-1425 All of the above is so relavent. Take it from a very mature age student, IT DOES WORK if you stick at it. Wendy Bull All of the above is so relavent.
Take it from a very mature age student, IT DOES WORK if you stick at it.
Wendy Bull

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