perfect pitch
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈpɜrfɪkt pɪtʃ/
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oído absoluto
- Musicians with perfect pitch can identify notes just by hearing them.
And so the question is, well, is perfect pitch heritable?
- And so the question is, well, is perfect pitch heritable?
- If people want to try to develop perfect pitch, they can and prove me wrong.
- In my own case, I don't have perfect pitch, but I have really good pitch memory.
- In fact, you will find a much greater incidence of perfect pitch in people that are blind.
- Be my guest, but you will not develop perfect pitch if you're an adult.
- Well, Mozart was born with perfect pitch.
- Well, they were just a few of those endowed with the natural gift of absolute or perfect pitch.
- You know, I have perfect pitch, so I can tell, but if you play something that's AF, that's supposed to be Fe.
Examples
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In fact, you will find a much greater incidence of perfect pitch in people that are blind.
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William Holloway started out with a gift rarer than mathematical genius or perfect pitch.
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If people want to try to develop perfect pitch, they can and prove me wrong.
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And, you know, I have perfect pitch.
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No, I have perfect pitch.
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This is not uncommon for students who have learned by ear or have perfect pitch.
Academic text (2005) -
Unless you happen to have perfect pitch, you will probably find that a piano or keyboard can be a useful tool.
Academic text (1999) -
I have perfect pitch.
Fiction book (2002) -
During a pilot test with doctoral students, one test taker who had perfect pitch scored very high as well.
Academic text (2013) -
Since many blind children, especially those born before full term with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), have perfect pitch, it is imperative that the music play at the correct pitch.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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9.9
A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare
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8.7
Someone who can hear very small differences in sounds or musical notes
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from combining 'perfect' (completely accurate) with 'pitch' (the perceived highness or lowness of sound): it denotes an ideal or flawless sense of pitch. This is a compositional, non-idiomatic noun phrase and similar literal constructions exist in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand the intended meaning.
Etymology
The term perfect pitch comes from the idea of perfect hearing of a musical pitch — imagine hearing a tuning fork and instantly knowing the exact note. That's why it means 'the rare ability to name or sing a note without any help'.