| i read somewhere recently (can't remember where of course) that the latest theory on perfect pitch is that we are all theoretically born with the ability to recognize pitch, and its just a matter of cementing that knowledge in a child at a young age. the evidence to support this was mandarin speakers (i think it was mandarin). often the same phonetic sounds have different meanings if said at different relative pitches or with different inflections up and down. they did tests on several people where they recorded their speech over the course of several days, and indeed the people used the EXACT same pitches for their words. who knows if that's all true, but its interesting food for thought.
now if only i could remember where i read that....
-adam- |