What is perfect pitch?
The Pitch Grid Test is a relative pitch test that evaluates your ability to discriminate pitch-distances (interval precision). For the test, the notes are laid out in form of a grid: There are 4 rows of octaves starting from C2 to C5. The number of columns depends on the selected the grid sensitivity. C-Grid Connector Products. The 2.54mm pitch C-Grid® products offer the largest number of variations and cabling configurations in the industry. Circuits: 2 - 80: Current: 2.5A - 3.0A: Termination Style: SMT, Through Hole: Learn More View Parts: C-Grid III Interconnects. The Pitch Grid Test is a relative pitch test that evaluates your ability to discriminate pitch-distances. For the test, the notes are laid out in form of a grid: There are 4 rows of octaves starting from C2 to C5. The number of columns depends on the selected the grid sensitivity.
Perfect pitch, also known as absolute pitch, is the ability to recognize a musical note without any context or reference note. An example would be someone hits a random key on a piano, and a person listening without seeing the key hit, is properly able to identify the note being played. Being able to identify a note without any external help likely means a person has the rare ability of absolute pitch. Varying degrees of ability range from being able to identify individual notes in chords to the tonality of bird sonds or electronic beeps.
How rare is perfect pitch?
Pitch Grid Test Results
While not many extensive studies have been done, and there are few statistics available on absolute pitch, one concesus believes that the occurrence of individuals with absolute pitch is 1:10,000 or .01%. Another more recent study suggests ~4% of musical students possess the ability to some extent.
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What's the difference between perfect pitch and relative pitch?
People who have relative pitch abilities are able to identify a note with a 'reference' note. An example would be someone who remembers the 'A' note and can work up or down the scale or shift octaves to properly identify a note being heard.
Can a person develop perfect pitch?
Some people argue that perfect pitch is genetic, while others argue that with practice, you can learn to hear notes. There is no proven biological difference between the auditory system of people who have absolute pitch and those who don't. By practicing your absolute pitch and increasing your accuracy over time, you can find out if you are able to demonstrate perfect pitch.
Watch our perfect pitch video if you're unable to use the online test.
This video plays ten random piano keys and test your ability to identify the frequency of each note. Good luck!