[LAU] Developing perfect pitch

[Philippe Hezaine]

Atte André Jensen a écrit :
> Hi
> 
> I have quite good relative pitch, but not perfect pitch. By accident I 
> stumbled upon some information that gave me the idea "why not give it a 
> shot, it might be possible to pick it up". Please let's not go (too 
> deep) into either "it can't be learned" or "it makes you unmusical".
> 
> However, I don't really know what the steps int the learning process 
> would be.
> 
> One course seems to start with CDEF and then add more notes when those 
> are stuck in your head. However with these notes played at random I'd be 
> able to tell any of the other if I'm told what the first note is :-( To 
> I guess that wouldn't work...
> 
> Another seems to play all 12 notes at random and then you should only 
> focus on one at the time, for instance be able to identify whenever C 
> comes up.
> 
> Are there anyone here that *learned* perfect pitch (don't care 'bout the 
> lucky bastards that was born with it). How did you learn it?
> 
> Now to the linux part: It would be dead simple to write a script that 
> throws notes at you, even with different constraints (which instrument, 
> which group of notes). Besides one would need *really* well tuned notes 
> of instruments like piano, guitar + more.
> 
> Would anyone here be interested in exchanging scripts, samples and 
> practice results for such a journey; "collecting a set of files for 
> learning perfect pitch with your linux box, and using them to learn 
> yourself perfect pitch along the way"?
> 

May be GNU Solfege. I think it's possible to configure it for your wishes.
http://www.solfege.org
-- 
   Phil.