Brandon Hacker - Perfect Pitch

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[OCUBOX]

its OK to be wrong, I LOVE IT, esp with PP:). the last note was G not E, I can do 6 note at a time, trying for 8 so i can follow most or all instrument voices in an orchestra. I DO NOT brag, you said go find an instrument (which sounded condescending), because I have universal color discremination which means (for people not familiar with the ear training lingo), that I can recognize pitch from any inst. A Note, PP cannot be used on 'Non Pitched' Inst thats the whole idea, a brick has no pitch.

[SteveHacker]

@OCUBOX Um,yeah OCUBOX.Try putting a frequency analyzer on it their friend.That note WAS correct.You are hearing overtones.I haven't much checked Brandons multipitch capability,he's been extremely sick from Leukemia,but at last check,a few months ago he was doing 12 notes at a time.Can't be done on non-pitched instruments?Guess again.Don't go telling Mozart that! LOL!That's the WHOLE POINT of PP which is COLOR HEARING,so even w/IMPERFECT shades of pitch, you can still hear the fundamental note.

[OCUBOX]

@SteveHacker

12 TONEs! wow! eash DISTINCTLY? that is great. IT can be done parse, I do it all the time, you know with hums from computer, vacuum cleaners, but it's still not "perfect" if you understand what one is getting at?

Anyway, I hope it's not too serious and treatable, and don't drill him too much, I don't know about him but I get terrible pains from too much concentrated listening, and even general 'noise' so have to use ear plugs...ahhh... thats better... : )

[SteveHacker]

@OCUBOX Yeah.I tune pianos&that's some serious concentrated listening,esp when the piano is in REALLY BAD SHAPE,and has really bad strings or noises.2 piano tunings is a day's work for me&3 pianos tuned&I'm shot! LOL! :) Yeah,Brandon's PP is nice,but he is not yet really a MUSICIAN.We basically put his guitar,piano,singing&trombone on hold until he at least gets out of the danger zone w/his Leukemia(but will he ever really be?).He enjoys playing, but it's not his "world" like it is mine yet :)

[sunshinegirl1967]

I wish my family had known about PP, because when i was 10 and took my first piano lesson and learned the name of notes, i began telling my family what keys different songs are in and naming individual notes wherever i heard them, regardless if it was from a car horn, a bird chirping, the wind howling, or a trombone. They told me to shut up and thought i was just being a smart alek, pretending to know, lol.

[jaco5187]

I am so jealous...

[pepper19691973]

Dear Lord in just ask You that You wil bring healing to this wonderful and gifted child that You created I ask this is all in Jesus Name Amen

[spikedude55]

cool. Check out my video perfect pitch test by spikedude55

I do this perfect pitch test online and i get them all right.

[ToastmachineIdiot]

Right on, man! I happen to have perfect pitch as well! I found it makes a good icebreaker (someone hears a microwave beeping, tell 'em it's B♭)!

He's definitely a better pianist than I am. I'm more of a drummer/guitarist with more experience in the former. Your son is awesome! Rock on!

[IVlr3vil]

@gibderfenson Josef Hofmann has a good explanation. In short, it's a technique that can be used. However, it's not what will truly make a musician a great musician. In fact, everyone has pitch perception and can fine tune it to high abilities. Perfect pitch is also not permanent and can be unlearned. Perfect pitch does not increase your creativity to write out a full orchestral symphony. Many musicians that are great, past and present, don't have perfect pitch.

[lidiluvu]

Wow he is great :). Makes me very jealous, hah! I remember when I was younger I was very talented at the piano so my parents brought me around to different teachers to try to get me the best one. One of them did this sort of thing with me and I just looked at her like she was a lunatic and guessed random letters! I have a lot of musical talent, and a great ear, but perfect pitch? I don't think so.... =D

Amazing luck to you both.

[gibderfenson]

and this has nothong to do with his musical environment? knowing that you 've been a musician for years?does this skill really helps you become a better musician?

[manteaca]

Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, read it, then comment...

[pianodudeler]

Is Brandon drawn to the violin or cello? Superior pitch perception would certainly give him a big advantage there. His health must be top priority and it must be reassuring to know that music is good for the immune system as well as the spirit.

Best Wishes