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From:  Marc de Montjoux <marcdemontjoux@y...>
Marc de Montjoux <marcdemontjoux@y...>
Date:  Thu Nov 22, 2001  2:58 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] perfect pitch to Marc and Kirsty


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could you send a sound file aof your voice so that we
check what you said
thanks
-- Ian Belsey <Idbelsey@y...> a écrit : > Marc,
-- Ian Belsey <Idbelsey@y...> a écrit : > Marc,
although the possessor of perfect pitch, I
> will
> sing flat if I'm tired and not concentrating.
> Otherwise it's fine and dandy; not something I
> bother
> about particularly. I have an excellent ear so it's
> just that I sing dead in the centre and slightly
> above
> the note if you will!?
>
> Kirsty, I'm glad you enjoy what I've got to say
> (sometimes it's gobbledegook, sometimes I think it's
> worthwhile!! Heheh!)
>
> I have to say, I've no idea about piano tuners and
> perfect pitch. I obviously have a tuner, so next
> time
> he comes I'll ask him!
>
> Well, as I said above, re. tuning your ear to the
> note
> you're singing and slightly above; thats what I do
> and
> it works ok. With your question about a piano tuned
> to
> a different hz, my original piano was tuned to
> continental pitch. I don't know if you know, but
> about
> a hundred years or so ago, the pitch for tuning in
> Europe was a semi tone lower than it is now, and
> singers considered London a hard job because the
> pitch
> was already higher so A was at 440. Now, it used to
> drive me mad seeing a piece of music, then singing
> it
> with my piano and hearing the accompaniment as a
> semi
> tone lower than I knew it should be. So, my answer
> to
> that is, it would be possible to have an 'out of
> tune'
> perfect pitch if you like, but provided you have
> access to other sounds ie orchestras playing, pop
> tunes on the radio, it would be less likely (I
> think!)
>
> I think this one counts as gobbledegook!!! All I can
> say re. PP is that it's not particularly useful
> unless
> you want to show off in the interval telling
> everybody
> what the stratospheric notes of the soprano was!!
> Not
> that I do that of course!!
>
> I'm far busier (as I'm sure most of the esteemed
> people on this list are) trying to make the most
> beautiful sound I can!!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ian Voice wrecker to the stars!
>
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  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
15477 Re: perfect pitch to Marc and Kirsty Ian Belsey   Fri  11/23/2001   2 KB
15478 Re: perfect pitch to Marc and Kirsty Marc de Montjoux   Fri  11/23/2001   3 KB
15483 Re: perfect pitch to Marc and Kirsty Ian Belsey   Fri  11/23/2001   2 KB
15515 Re: perfect pitch to Ian Marc de Montjoux   Mon  11/26/2001   3 KB
15549 Imperfect Perfect Pitch brian   Tue  11/27/2001   4 KB

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