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Absolute Pitch Prelimary Screening Responses -- hu2FEC01

Do you consider yourself to have a good sense of pitch in the following ways?

Can tell if notes are in tune:
Yes
Can sing a melody on key:
Yes
Can recognize musical intervals:
Yes
Do you have absolute pitch?
Yes

How would you define the ability of absolute pitch?
The ability to know the frequency of a musical note in frequency scale, including octave, without the context of other musical notes.
At what age did you know you had absolute pitch?
13

What musical activities do you do now?

Sing
Yes
Play a musical instrument
Yes
At what age did you start to play your first instrument?
13
What instrument or instruments do you play now?
piano, electronic keyboard

How many different notes can you hear simultaneously and still name individually?
2

Is there any restriction to naming notes on instruments other than your primary instrument?
Not sure
Please explain
Absolute pitch was identified by my musical theory professor when I took her class in my senior year of college, when I was twenty-one. I was consistently able to identify notes from a piano, both when I pressed blindly and when other people played the pi

Can you sing tones corresponding to musical notes if you are given the letter name of the note?
Yes

Do you have any exceptional abilities in the following areas?
math, languages
Please explain
In elementary school in Oregon, teachers enrolled me in the Talented and Gifted program after testing me at the ceiling of their IQ instrument, 153+, which they described as 99.9 percentile. I learned algebra in fifth grade and taught myself single-variab
Do you have any specific sensory associations with particular musical pitches (i.e. color, smell, taste etc...)?
No
Please explain
No response given

Have you noticed any changes in your absolute pitch ability with age?
Not sure

Family History

Relation Plays instrument Has absolute pitch Comments
Father No Not sure
Mother No Not sure
Brother No Not sure