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Absolute Pitch Prelimary Screening Responses -- huE57FEC

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?
No

How would you define the ability of absolute pitch?
The ability to quickly and accurately recognize the note of a tone that one hears, without making reference to a memorized (or, obviously, external) reference tone.
At what age did you know you had absolute pitch?
No response given

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?
11
What instrument or instruments do you play now?
guitar, piano

How many different notes can you hear simultaneously and still name individually?
7

Is there any restriction to naming notes on instruments other than your primary instrument?
No
Please explain
No response given

Can you sing tones corresponding to musical notes if you are given the letter name of the note?
No

Do you have any exceptional abilities in the following areas?
math, languages
Please explain
Math: I almost always scored in the 99+ %tile on math aptitude tests growing up, and (more arithmetic than math) can do very large calculations in my head. Languages: I'm extremely good at learning foreign languages, though this applies mostly to gramm
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

Family History

Relation Plays instrument Has absolute pitch Comments
Father No No Has (like me) extremely good relative pitch
Mother Yes No
Brother Yes No Has (like me) extremely good relative pitch