erwin_ve wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:50 am
Above is all relative pitch, for perfect pitch I believe you have to be born with it.
Reeltarded: chromesthesia; I recently read a book "Musicophilia" by Oliver Sacks and he sums up several kinds experiences with tone/music. Hearing a note and having a taste in your mouth is one of them. People who have unlocked musical abilities after a stroke/ or music unlocks several abilities that were gone after a stroke. Interesting stuff our brain isn''t it?
Jaws movie; which interval?
Erwin
I might be wrong, but I swear most anyone can have perfect pitch but maybe that's a curse anyhow. I know several people who are very sensitive to tiny intonation issues in performances to the point where they can't enjoy the recording in it's context. I am too, but I ignore it... modern bluegrass players hate reality and improve fans can't give a crap. heh!
I would like to only hear sounds for a little bit just to see if the other stuff is a tax on listening.
Jaws is a comedy! I would like to see a computer generated scene of cellos attacking a swimmer.
ER wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:56 pm
I was always afraid to sing because of an asshole voice teacher I had in high school that humiliated me in front of the whole class.
I kept noticing I would have a sore throat after band practice, turns out I was humming and singing along with every note I played I just couldn't hear it with the amp up loud. The whole George Benson thing became really easy after that. I still can't play a wah wah without moving my mouth and making funny faces.
Jazz drummers screw up sessions more often than anyone else.
Signatures have a 255 character limit that I could abuse, but I am not Cecil B. DeMille.
Listened to the first lecture. I'll be back for more. Fascinating.
My understanding is that there is no documented example of an adult developing perfect pitch.
Puberty seems to be the cut off point. It may be partially genetic. Asian populations have a way higher incident because pitch shifting is part of their language.
Relative pitch at a high level is totally doable for most anyone who is willing to do the work.
We rented the Aquarium in Seattle back in the 80s for a birthday party (it was surprisingly cheap). Keith brought his upright bass, leaned the headstock against the shark tank, and played the theme from Jaws with his bow. We waited for a response but I imagine the sharks were tired of that joke.
The Bernstein lectures are so incredibly enriching if only for the observations and lending terms for us to use in ordinary discussion. He was truly an extraordinary intellect. He taught me to notice more of what I notice...
Signatures have a 255 character limit that I could abuse, but I am not Cecil B. DeMille.
xtian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:13 pm We were watching an episode of The Americans, about Russian spies, and the sound track was "America the Beautiful" but sung in Russian by a male choir, using a lot of minor chord subs, and some dissonant seconds thrown in. Disturbing and powerful.
Please forgive a little off topic wandering...
Similar feelings about the Red Army Choir, when I heard their version of the old American tune "Shenandoah." Powerful stuff. And an unexpected cadence at the end of the verse - maybe they're worried about copyright?
Hear here, and beware extreme dynamics. They start way quiet then dial up the volume a LOT.
