M2M Day 241: The insane outer limits of perfect pitch
This post is part of Month to Master, a 12-month accelerated learning project. For June, my goal is to develop perfect pitch.
This month, I acquired some lightweight form of perfect pitch, but have only scratched the surface in terms of what’s possible.
In fact, there’s a whole range of skills that fall under the perfect pitch umbrella that I didn’t touch at all: Identifying two notes at a time, three notes at a time, ten notes at a time, etc.; singing notes on command; instantly identifying the key of a song; and so on.
My favorite demonstrations of these kinds of perfect pitch skills are performed by 9-year-old Dylan Biato, who has been trained by musician dad Rick Biato since birth.
Here’s just one of his many perfect pitch videos…
Clearly, I have a long way to go to be at Dylan’s level, but I’m certainly motivated by his abilities. After all, like Dylan (and everyone else), I also have a human brain (which can’t be that different to Dylan’s).
In other words, when I see someone like Dylan who is masterful at his/her craft, it isn’t a reminder of my deficiencies, but a reminder of my potential.
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