Personal Genome Project

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?

I was a soloist mezzo-soprano in choir, for my middle school in Panama that was a DoD run facility. I would often perform the National Anthem and other difficult songs for assemblies, visiting dignitaries, etc. My instructor Jim Hashman informed me that I

At what age did you know you had absolute pitch?

12

Sing

Yes

Play a musical instrument

Yes

At what age did you start to play your first instrument?

5

What instrument or instruments do you play now?

single finger piano player: I started young, self taught, but I could never coordinate both hands, excellent with tambourines, cowbells

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?

Yes

Please explain

I stopped receiving formal music training at the age of 13 when my family was transferred from Panama to the USA, my skills at this are very rudimentary.

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, sense

Please explain

Perfumer's sense of smell, taste perception is exceptional, I consider myself a gourmet cook, at the age of 12 I was able to reproduce photographs by pencil drawing nearly perfectly, I retain the ability to draw, paint and build sculptures to a high degre

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?

No