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Absolute Pitch Prelimary Screening Responses -- huD2ECE0

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?
I feel an internal resonance that enables me to identify any note I hear--in terms of its pitch name. I typcially recall the exact starting notes / pitches of recorded songs I know without thinking about their pitch. Also, I feel out of kilter hearing son
At what age did you know you had absolute pitch?
12

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?
8
What instrument or instruments do you play now?
Piano, violin, bass guitar, drum kit, trumpet, recorder, synthesizers

How many different notes can you hear simultaneously and still name individually?
4

Is there any restriction to naming notes on instruments other than your primary instrument?
No
Please explain
Not typically

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?
languages
Please explain
I absorbed english coursework all through school, making consistently superior grades with little or no study.
Do you have any specific sensory associations with particular musical pitches (i.e. color, smell, taste etc...)?
Not sure
Please explain
Some notes I like and others I don't--kind of all based upon how they feel / resonate in me.

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

Family History

Relation Plays instrument Has absolute pitch Comments
Father Yes Not sure Never checked
Mother Yes Not sure She was a musical prodigy; her father also