Absolute Pitch

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Musical Ability
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Perfect_Pitch
gptkbp:associatedWith genetic factors
early childhood music education
gptkbp:canBe naming notes played on a piano
singing a named note without reference
gptkbp:canBeLostDueTo brain injury
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:East_Asian_populations
classically trained musicians
gptkbp:compatibleWith musical excellence
gptkbp:considers a rare auditory phenomenon
gptkbp:definedIn the ability to identify or produce a musical note without a reference tone
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:musician
adults
children
non-musicians
gptkbp:frequency less than 1 in 10,000 people
gptkbp:hasNoKnownCureForLoss true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Absolute Pitch
gptkbp:isNotUniversalAmong gptkb:musician
music students
composers
conductors
music teachers
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Pitch_Identification_Test
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Oliver_Sacks
gptkb:Daniel_Levitin
gptkb:Diana_Deutsch
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith gptkb:Relative_Pitch
gptkbp:obtainedFrom early musical training
exposure to fixed-pitch instruments
gptkbp:prevalence rare
more common in people with early musical training
more common in speakers of tonal languages
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Relative_Pitch
gptkb:Synesthesia
gptkbp:studiedBy cognitive development
auditory processing
genetic influences on perception
insights into brain plasticity
language and music relationship
music education methods
musical memory
neuroanatomy of musicians
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Music_Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5