Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘APP FAQ’

Destroying The Myth That Music Is Annoying If You Have Absolute Pitch

There’s a perpetually propagated myth that if you have absolute pitch, then if you listen to music that is out of tune, you have a bad experience. If there is any truth to this myth, it’s definitely not an absolute. Some people may be disturbed by music that is out of tune. I believe this [...]

Quit On A High Point

Traditionally, learning new skills concentrates on rote repetition, reiterating the skill a large number of times until it is consistently performed correctly. But recent developments in learning theory, which have been applied with particular success in sports-training methodology, indicate that the rote repetition concept tends more to reinforce incorrect performance as opposed to developing the [...]

Ear Training FAQ and EarTrainingHacks

I’ve reserved a special tag for all ear training frequently asked questions. Some of them have to do with Absolute Pitch Power and some of them deal with ear training in general. So if you have any questions, check this FAQ tag first.
If you’re interested in “hacking” your ear, i.e. finding creative solutions to common [...]

Have You Found This To Be A Normal Occurance For People Using Your Course?

Kevin: Since beginning your course, friends of mine have gotten iPods, claiming that everyone needs them. I’ll point to my head and say “I’ve already got one”. This is true, as songs have become much more vivid in my imagination, so much that I can satiate my craving for a song by just thinking about [...]

Will These Factors Hamper My Ability To Gain Absolute Pitch?

Kevin: I play bass in an orchestra (which is notorious for being a difficult instrument to play in tune), as well as sing in a chorus where my fellow tenors could be as much as, but not limited to, a half step flat on an given note. Will these factors hamper my ability to gain [...]

Does Absolute Pitch Power require an instrument?

Michael: Does your course require an instrument? or does it include all the sounds need to train (could I do it while traveling in my car?)
Graham: Michael, my course doesn’t require an instrument. I wanted to make it available to anybody and that’s why I made it so you wouldn’t need an instrument. It does [...]

Do You Consider That Each Note Has A Different Character?

Ross: Hi, do you consider that each note has a different character? If so, have you found that the same qualities of the same notes are heard by different people (eg. F# = bright, Eb = dull)? If not, what do you see as the point of learning AP besides using it as a party [...]

What’s The Most Powerful Technique For Perfect Pitch?

Jim: Ok, I just want to know what you think the most powerful technique for perfect pitch is. I usually just play an A chord and then randomly choose a note to figure out. It works pretty good but Im sure you’ve got a better trick.
Graham: Jim, here’s what I think the most powerful technique [...]

Is There A Quick And Easy Way Of Acquiring Absolute Pitch?

Shaan: I work during the day and have little time in evening. I really really want absolute pitch is there a quick and easy way of acquiring this skill?
Graham: Shaan, can you commit 15 minutes a day 5 days a week? In my experience, that’s all you need. I still practice my listening skills about [...]

Any Tips On Guitar Tuning, Ear And Pitch Training?

Robert McIndoe: I have been playing guitar for two years now and am very dedicated. I purchased a tuning fork lask week and have downloaded a few ways to tune my guitar using the tuning fork, any tips on tuning, ear and pitch training would be great.
cheers
Graham: Here’s the first site I found in Google [...]

Is Your Course Better Than David Lucas Burge’s? If So, Why?

JB: Is your course better than David Lucas Burge’s? If so, why?
Graham: I believe Absolute Pitch Power is better than David Lucas Burge’s Perfect Pitch(R) Ear Training SuperCourse. ~One of the reasons is because my course doesn’t take as long to say.
I bought Burge’s course a long time ago. The testimonials really [...]

Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon

On Thursday January 19th from 7PM until 2AM EST I’ll be sitting here at my computer answering EVERY one of your questions about how to learn absolute pitch in as short a time as possible.
This is your opportunity to learn ALL of my absolute pitch shortcuts!
Here’s how it works:
Visit this post any time after 7PM [...]